For Solar Installers

Solar Permit Research for Contractors

Use recent public solar permit records for project research, add-on opportunities, and market intelligence. Check the source date and available fields for each market before you build a list.

What you get

Each market page identifies its public source, newest published record, and available fields before you subscribe.

Recent solar permit records from public municipal and county sources.
Project and market research for battery, EV-charger, service, and neighborhood outreach.
Filter by available project details, location, and record date.
Contractor, owner, and contact fields where the public source publishes them, or where a documented public-record match supports them.
CSV export to your CRM. $149/month flat.

Use the published record as project context

A solar permit is a source-dated public record of a project. Depending on the publishing jurisdiction, it may identify an address, work description, issue or filing date, value, contractor role, or other project fields. It is not an open solar bid, an exclusive consumer enquiry, or proof that a property owner wants another quote.

Three research workflows solar teams can validate

QuestionSource-backed inputBoundary
Where is documented solar activity appearing?Published location, date, and project type where availableActivity does not establish a future purchase
Which public project records deserve follow-up research?Published contractor role or project description where availableA listed role is not a request for outreach
Which markets support a repeatable workflow?City source, newest record date, and visible field coverageCoverage and cadence differ by jurisdiction

Solar permits are also a dated roof record

A solar install is a roof event. For roofing, service, storage, EV-charger, or property-research teams, a published solar record can provide context for an independent account or territory review. It cannot establish the condition of the roof, a future remove-and-reinstall need, or who will win that work.

Check the market before building a workflow

Open the city page for the markets you serve and inspect the named public source, newest displayed record, and fields available on current records. Contractor, owner, and phone details are available only where a source publishes them or a verified public record match supports them. Browse covered cities and compare the exact record mix with your existing prospecting process before you act.

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  • City-level public-source and freshness disclosures
  • Available permit, contractor, owner, and violation fields by market
  • CSV export for records available to your plan
  • Saved city and trade research workflows
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Frequently asked questions

Real questions contractors have asked us. If yours is not here, email [email protected].

How is this different from Modernize, Solar Exclusive, or other solar lead vendors?

Lead vendors sell consumer enquiries. PermitGrab organizes public solar permit activity, source dates, and available fields by city. A solar permit is evidence of a project, not a promise that the homeowner wants a new installation bid. It can support research into service, storage, EV-charger, and local-market opportunities.

Are these records exclusive?

No. Building permits are public records, not exclusive form-fill leads. PermitGrab organizes available public records by market and trade; other people may be able to access the underlying municipal source too.

How current is the data?

Freshness varies by municipality and source. Each city page shows its public source, newest published record, and available update cadence. Review those signals for your market rather than assuming every city publishes the same day.

Do records include phone or owner details?

Some sources publish a contractor business name or phone; owner fields can also be available from public property records. Availability varies by city and record, and city pages disclose coverage rather than promising a phone or owner for every permit.

How much does it cost?

Pro is $149/month flat. No annual contract. Cancel anytime. No per-lead fee, no shared-lead surcharge, no surprises.

Can I import the leads into my CRM?

Available records can be exported as CSV on Pro for use in a CRM or internal research workflow. Exported fields reflect what the public source publishes, or what a documented public-record match supports, for that record.

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