What is Permission-to-Operate?

Even after you get your permit fully issued and finalized, you have one last major step to get your solar energy system activated. The final step is to apply with your utility company to switch you over to solar billing. Once the utility company receives the solar billing application with the signed off job card from the city inspection, they will notify you and our installation team of their approval to grant you Permission-to-Operate. At that point, you are granted permission to Turn "On" you solar energy system. 

Solar billing, or more accurately, net energy metering (NEM), is a billing mechanism that allows the owner of a Solar Photovoltaics (PV) System to store energy in the electric grid. When your solar panels generate more electricity than what you need, that energy will be sent to the grid in exchange for credits. So even if your solar energy system is on, you won’t be receiving a credit for any excess that you sell back to your utility company until you complete this final step.