San Diego Increases Solar Permit Fees.

The cost of getting a solar installation plan approved and the system inspected has risen to $565 from $93.
The increase reflects a policy change by the city to quit subsidizing solar installations and adjust fees to reflect
what it costs to issue the permits, officials say…[T]he revised fees are part of an overall effort to make sure people
pay what it costs the city to provide services. They are not related to the city’s general fund.

“We are encouraging solar,” [Mayor Jerry] Sanders said. “But one of the things we’ve learned is we get sued
when we subsidize one type of development from other developers.”


Fortunately most of the rest of the county still has lower fees as can be seen in the image below. There are
obviously serious problems with San Diego city budget and funds if they have to kill the goose that lays the golden egg!


see also

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/jan/11/sd-solar-permit-fee-6-times-more-expensive/
http://www.getsolar.com/blog/san-diego-solar-permit-fees-controversy/3108/