U.S. to encourage installation of solar panels with instant permits Robert Besser 18 Jul 2021, 07:31 GMT+10 To encourage the use of rooftop solar panels, the Biden administration has introduced a website to allow homeowners to receive same-day permits for the installation The new site will speed up the process up by standardizing requirements, streamlining the application and automating some approvals An official from Stockton, California, a city that recently began using the SolarAPP tool, said the city has seen a 26 percent increase in solar applications over the last five years WASHINGTON D.C.: To encourage the use of rooftop solar panels, the Biden administration has introduced a website to allow homeowners to receive same-day permits for the installation.