For an OUC electric customer inside City of Orlando permitting jurisdiction, rooftop solar has two public approval tracks. The City’s building and electrical permits carry the installation through final inspection; OUC then reviews an interconnection application and completes or authorizes the meter-side work.
A passed City inspection is required evidence for OUC. It is not, by itself, OUC interconnection approval or permission to operate in parallel with the grid.
Carry one address through twelve stages
| Stage | Record | Gate it proves |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Authority | City-jurisdiction confirmation and OUC electric account/service address | Correct permit and utility route |
| 2. Usage/scope | Customer usage history, proposed capacity, PV/battery distinction | A defined proposal, not projected savings |
| 3. OUC design contact | Service address, proposed size or one-line diagram, transformer response | Utility capacity/design question opened |
| 4. Contractor/license | Legal installer name and current license record | Identity only, not approval |
| 5. Building application | City solar subtype, plans, scope, receipt, and permit | Building review opened/issued |
| 6. Electrical application | Solar subtype, related building permit, OUC field, scope, receipt, and permit | Electrical review opened/issued |
| 7. Installation record | Approved plans, equipment schedule, changes, photos, and contractor completion | Work traceable to approved scope |
| 8. City finals | Required inspection requests and passed results/Certificate of Completion | Permit closeout evidence for OUC |
| 9. OUC application | Passed permit evidence, signed itemized invoice, one-line diagram, and portal receipt | Interconnection review opened |
| 10. OUC review | Questions, corrections, agreement/approval, and any fee | Utility decision, not installation warranty |
| 11. Meter work | Existing meter replacement or reconfiguration record | Bidirectional metering step completed |
| 12. Activation/cohort | Permission/activation date, application/payment date, tariff/credit record, first bill check | Operational and billing evidence |
OUC’s current rooftop-solar page starts its installer route with a proposed system-size or one-line-diagram check, then places permits, installation, final permit inspection, and interconnection application in that order.
Open both City permit records
The City building application lists Solar as a building work subtype. The electrical application separately lists Solar and includes fields for a related building permit, the electric utility, contractor, and work description.
Link them in a small crosswalk:
| Field | Building record | Electrical record | OUC record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job-site/service address | |||
| Applicant/installer legal name | |||
| System size | |||
| PV equipment | |||
| Battery, if any | |||
| One-line diagram revision | |||
| Permit/application number | Related building permit | Interconnection ID | |
| Final/approval date |
Resolve mismatches before the next gate. A one-line diagram revised for City comments but not updated in the OUC package can make the final public records describe different systems.
Assemble OUC’s application only after the permit evidence is ready
OUC lists these documents for its interconnection application:
- passed City/County permit inspection or Certificate of Completion;
- proof of purchase with customer name, service address, itemized cost, and customer signature, with battery cost separated when applicable; and
- an electrical one-line diagram.
Save the exact versions uploaded, the portal receipt, questions, corrected documents, and final utility decision. Do not put payment-card, financing-login, or unnecessary personal data into the editorial worksheet.
OUC says the existing meter will be replaced or reconfigured for bidirectional metering after review and approval. Preserve the meter-work date and new/reconfigured meter identifier. Do not infer completion from the appearance of a meter or from solar production visible in an installer app.
Record the credit cohort without forecasting money
OUC’s page currently distinguishes two timing groups:
| Completed/paid application timing | Current page’s published treatment | Precision limit |
|---|---|---|
| On or before June 30, 2025 | Full retail rate through June 30, 2045 | Must meet OUC’s cohort terms |
| July 1, 2025 or later | Temporary full-retail grace period, then community-solar rate through June 30, 2030, then retail levelized fuel rate | Page says transition in “Fall 2026” without an exact date; rates subject to change |
Record the actual completed/paid application date and the current OUC page or tariff consulted. Do not choose a fall effective date or convert the table into a savings promise.
The page also says a change in account holder can affect the later cohort and that a battery rebate has a tradeoff involving export-credit eligibility. Those are contract/tariff questions to resolve with the current OUC documents before signing; this guide does not value either choice.
Reconcile the first bill
After OUC confirms activation, preserve:
- activation or permission date;
- meter identifier and initial reading if supplied;
- first complete billing period;
- imported and exported energy fields;
- stated credit rate/tariff reference; and
- customer-service case for any mismatch.
One bill cannot prove annual production or payback. It can show whether the account, meter, cohort, and displayed credit fields match the retained approval record.
Source and method
Local Service Ledger reviewed OUC’s current rooftop-solar page and the City’s building and electrical forms on August 20, 2026. We mapped them into twelve evidence gates and preserved OUC’s imprecise “Fall 2026” transition wording. We did not design a system, obtain quotes, access an account, estimate production, or calculate savings.