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DOB details solar permit fee structure

New York City Council · Sep 30, 2026 · starts 0:41:28 · 1 min 10 sec

Wendy Wan says solar permit fees depend on system size, roughly $5–$13 per kilowatt, with a minimum permit fee around $290 and additional fees per $1,000 of installation cost. She offers to confirm exact numbers.

Wendy Wan

It's typically, it depends on what, how big of a system they're doing.

Wendy Wan

Generally, it's about anywhere from

Wendy Wan

five to thirteen dollars a kilowatt that you're producing on the panels.

Wendy Wan

So it's completely dependent on the size of the system.

James F. Gennaro

So five to thirteen dollars a kilowatt.

Wendy Wan

Yes.

James F. Gennaro

And

James F. Gennaro

Okay, so we can do the math based on that, right?

Wendy Wan

I'm sorry, I should clarify.

Wendy Wan

That's the cost of the installation, and then we take, it's considered an alteration, so the fee is, I think,

Wendy Wan

I forget, like the minimum payment, minimum permit fee is $290.

Wendy Wan

And then it's in our fee table.

Wendy Wan

So then it's every $1,000, it's another, I forget the exact number, $10 per every $1,000 after that.

Unidentified speaker

Okay.

Wendy Wan

Oh, and we can confirm that number for you.

Unidentified speaker

Okay.

Unidentified speaker

Um,

Unidentified speaker

Not that one, right?

Unidentified speaker

We're not doing that.