Solar Energy in Georgia (2026)
21 rules on the books across Georgia, 21 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
Panel Permits
Permits required for installing rooftop or ground-mounted solar panels, including electrical inspections and interconnection approvals.
Bulloch County
Significant RestrictionsA solar electric power generation facility in unincorporated Bulloch County needs a ten-acre minimum lot, a 500-foot…
Read full rule →Houston County
Significant RestrictionsUnincorporated Houston County lets small ground-mounted solar arrays under 5 acres go in without a special permit, but…
Read full rule →Acworth
Some RestrictionsAcworth's zoning code sets the site standards a solar installation must meet before the city will sign off: roof-only…
Read full rule →Bartow County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Bartow County, rooftop solar panels on a home or other primary structure are an accessory use and do…
Read full rule →Clayton County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Clayton County requires a mechanical permit before installing solar collectors, charged under the…
Read full rule →Coweta County
Some RestrictionsCoweta County treats rooftop and small-scale ground solar as an accessory use in every zoning district, but still…
Read full rule →Dunwoody
Some RestrictionsDunwoody allows building-mounted solar panels on principal and accessory structures as an accessory use, capped at…
Read full rule →Fayette County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Fayette County caps ground-mounted residential solar panels at three per lot, 900 combined square feet…
Read full rule →Floyd County
Some RestrictionsSolar installations in unincorporated Floyd County are regulated as an accessory use under Section 4.2.17 of the…
Read full rule →Gordon County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Gordon County, Georgia, Section 5.02.06 allows solar panels only in A-1, RA-1, R-1, R-2, R-3, O-1…
Read full rule →Jackson County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Jackson County, a building permit is required to install a solar energy system, whether panels are…
Read full rule →Newton County
Some RestrictionsRooftop and building-integrated solar panels are an allowed accessory use with no discretionary permit in…
Read full rule →Spalding County
Some RestrictionsRooftop solar panels are a permitted accessory use across unincorporated Spalding County's residential districts, but…
Read full rule →Stonecrest
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Stonecrest, whether a solar installation needs a full permit or just a signature depends on the district…
Read full rule →Troup County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Troup County regulates solar energy systems under UDO Article 16: rooftop systems get a height exemption…
Read full rule →Walker County
Some RestrictionsBuilding a ground-mounted solar energy system in unincorporated Walker County requires a Special Use Permit under Sec…
Read full rule →Walton County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Walton County treats solar panels as an accessory use under Section 6-1-860 of the Land Development…
Read full rule →Atlanta
Few RestrictionsAtlanta's zoning code lists solar panels and similar energy-generation devices as a permitted accessory use in every…
Read full rule →DeKalb County
Few RestrictionsUnincorporated DeKalb exempts rooftop solar panels under six feet tall from the zoning height limit and from the…
Read full rule →Roswell
Few RestrictionsRoswell's UDC treats solar panels as a permitted accessory use in every zoning district and lets them exceed the…
Read full rule →Expedited Solar Permitting
California SB-379 (and equivalent laws) requiring cities to offer same-day or near-same-day automated solar permits, plus SolarAPP+ adoption.