Solar in Odessa
Odessa's January 2018 solar fee is a line in the electrical section of the Inspection Division's Master Permit Fee Schedule dated January 16, 2018: "solar panel installation $0.10 per amp". The same electrical section lists $50.00 plus $30.00 for a new service or replacement and $0.10 per square foot, and $50.00 for a temporary power pole. The Building Inspection (Permits) Division sits in City Hall, 411 W. 8th Street, with the city's main line at 432-335-3200.
Permits are applied for online at MGO Connect, and the page says occupied gas and electric permits are issued the same day. What the ACS says about Odessa: a median year of construction at 1980 and homeownership among occupied units at 59.8 percent.
What solar costs near Odessa
We haven't collected solar quotes from Odessa, so this page gives no city price. The statewide estimates are on each service page, and the Michigan page lists them with what solar installers are paid ($23.19 an hour in BLS data for May 2025, which is pay, not price), the printed city permit fees and the utility application fees. How we estimate costs.
Licenses and permits for solar in Odessa
MCL 339.5737(1) requires a license for the business of electrical contracting, and the Act's definition of electrical wiring covers generating equipment, so ask the installer for its electrical contractor license number. The utility's interconnection application is a separate filing from the city permit.
Solar jobs in Odessa
Sources for Odessa
- Master Permit Fee Schedule, City of Odessa (January 16, 2018) Read Oct 23, 2026.
- Building Inspection (Permits), City of Odessa Read Oct 23, 2026.
- ACS 5-year B25003 Tenure Read Oct 28, 2026.
- ACS 5-year B25035 Median Year Structure Built Read Oct 28, 2026.
- ACS 5-year B25077 Median Value (owner-occupied units) Read Oct 28, 2026.