Building and electrical permits required for solar installations in Hinds County and Jackson. Mississippi lacks a statewide solar rights law. Net metering limited under PSC Rule 29 with reduced credits.
Residential solar panel installations in Hinds County require a building permit and electrical permit from the Hinds County Building Department (unincorporated areas) or Jackson Department of Planning and Development (city). Plans must show panel layout, roof structural capacity, electrical one-line diagram, and inverter specifications. IRC fire setbacks apply (typically 3 feet from ridge and edges, with 18-inch pathways). Electrical work must comply with NEC and be inspected. Entergy Mississippi serves most of Hinds County and requires an interconnection agreement before commissioning. Mississippi Public Service Commission Rule 29 governs net metering but credits exports at avoided-cost (lower than retail), making economics less favorable than states with retail net metering. Mississippi has no state solar access law.
Installation without permit: stop-work order, retroactive permit with fines $200-$500. Failed electrical inspection: correction required. Commissioned without Entergy agreement: disconnection by utility.
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