Solar: Doe Attacks "soft Costs"

US attacks “soft costs,”
. . . as it seeks to bring cost of solar PV down 75%

It’ll soon take just one day to get a solar permit in Chicago,
. . . thanks to a $750,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy.
. . . That’s down from the 30-day wait that Chicagoans had to endure,
. . . . previously if they wanted to install small-scale solar projects
. . . on their homes or businesses.
. . . The grant will also help the city cut fees,
. . . for solar panel installations by 25%, to $275.

A typical German installation of a
. . . 4.6 kilowatt solar array on a private home is taking
. . . 8 days from the initial phone call.
In the U.S. can be months or even years.

2013-10-27 Source:  Soft-Costs  Time-costs-Money