Data through September 2026 · updated 18 Oct 2026
230 solar permits were issued in Buffalo, October 2024 through September 2026: about 115 a year and under 1% of all permits. 154 solar permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 103% more than the 76 in the 12 months before. The busiest month is May. 14213 has the most, 28.
Permits issued each month, October 2024 through September 2026.
| Month | Permits |
|---|---|
| Oct 2024 | 9 |
| Nov 2024 | 4 |
| Dec 2024 | 4 |
| Jan 2025 | 6 |
| Feb 2025 | 8 |
| Mar 2025 | 4 |
| Apr 2025 | 7 |
| May 2025 | 8 |
| Jun 2025 | 8 |
| Jul 2025 | 6 |
| Aug 2025 | 4 |
| Sep 2025 | 8 |
| Oct 2025 | 15 |
| Nov 2025 | 20 |
| Dec 2025 | 15 |
| Jan 2026 | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 9 |
| Mar 2026 | 15 |
| Apr 2026 | 16 |
| May 2026 | 17 |
| Jun 2026 | 11 |
| Jul 2026 | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 11 |
| Sep 2026 | 15 |
By calendar month, 100 = an average month (the thin line). May is the busiest (130), January the quietest (57). A busy month at the permit counter usually means a longer wait for a contractor.
| Month | Index |
|---|---|
| January | 57 |
| February | 89 |
| March | 99 |
| April | 120 |
| May | 130 |
| June | 99 |
| July | 57 |
| August | 78 |
| September | 120 |
| October | 125 |
| November | 125 |
| December | 99 |
The value written on the permit at application, from 219 permits with one. Not a quote and not the final bill.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Usual declared value | $19,897 |
| Middle half | $10,000–$33,627 |
Counted at the property's ZIP code. Share is the part of the city's 230 solar permits.
How the city filed these permits. We group its types into kinds of work; this is the split.
| Permit type | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical | 95 | 41% |
| Repair (plans filed) | 76 | 33% |
| Repair | 53 | 23% |
| General construction | 6 | 3% |
The contractors named on the most solar permits in the City of Buffalo permit file, October 2024 through September 2026, with 5 or more each. Share is the part of all 230 solar permits; 67% of them name a contractor we can show. This is volume, not quality: more permits doesn't mean better work. Individuals' names, owner-builders and blanks are left out.
| Contractor | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Nys Essential Power Inc. | 38 | 17% |
| Solar Liberty Energy Systems Inc. | 29 | 13% |
| Mann Roofing and Remodeling | 28 | 12% |
| Empire Solar Solutions LLC | 16 | 7% |
| Guzzetta Electrical Services | 7 | 3% |
| Cir Electrical Construction Corp | 6 | 3% |
| Veteran Electrical Contracting Services, Inc | 6 | 3% |
Electrical (6,358)Plumbing (5,186)HVAC (3,413)Roofing (3,363)Remodels & repairs (2,349)
Source: City of Buffalo Open Data, Permits dataset 9p2d-f3yt, read 18 Oct 2026. We count permits issued October 2024 through September 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out. The city's public file has no permit status and no final inspection date, only an expiration date, so no finished share is shown.
Building, electrical, plumbing, heating, demolition and other construction permits the City of Buffalo Department of Permit and Inspection Services issues inside city limits. Special use and change of use permits in the same file are not counted. Buffalo's suburbs (Amherst, Cheektowaga, Tonawanda and the rest of Erie County) run their own permit offices and are not in this file.
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Contractor Records, "Solar permits in Buffalo, NY", https://contractorrecords.com/buffalo/solar-permits, data through September 2026, from the City of Buffalo Department of Permit and Inspection Services building-permit records.Link to a table: By month · Season · Declared value · By ZIP code · Permit types · Most active contractors by permits filed.
Download the tables (CSV): Solar permits by month · Solar permits by calendar month (index) · Solar permits: declared value · Solar permits by ZIP code · Solar permits by permit type · Most active contractors by permits filed.