Rooftop and ground-mount solar PV installations in unincorporated Gwinnett require building and electrical permits from Planning & Development. Structural review of roof load capacity, NEC 690/705 compliance, and utility interconnection agreement with Georgia Power or local EMC are all required.
Solar PV installations in Gwinnett require a permit package covering: building permit for roof mounting/structural attachment, electrical permit for PV wiring and service interconnection, and structural review demonstrating the roof can support added dead load and uplift. The Georgia Residential Code incorporates IRC/IBC structural and fire provisions for solar (including pathway/setback rules for firefighter roof access under IFC/IRC). Electrical design must meet NEC Article 690 (Solar Photovoltaic Systems) and Article 705 (Interconnected Electric Power Production Sources), including rapid shutdown, labeling, disconnect requirements, and ground-fault protection. Utility interconnection (typically Georgia Power, Jackson EMC, Walton EMC, or Sawnee EMC in parts of Gwinnett) requires a separate interconnection agreement and meter change for net metering under the utility's tariff. Georgia's limited solar net metering program (capped statewide under the Renewable Energy and Efficiency Act) impacts economics. Inspections: structural, rough electrical, and final prior to utility commissioning.
Unpermitted solar: stop-work, fines; unsafe installations may be ordered disconnected; utility will not interconnect without permit close-out.
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