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Solar permits in Eugene, OR

Data through September 2026 · updated 19 Oct 2026

388 solar permits were issued in Eugene, October 2024 through September 2026: about 194 a year and 2% of all permits. 142 solar permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 42% fewer than the 246 in the 12 months before. The busiest month is October.

388permits issued
142last 12 months
Octbusiest month
$13,940usual declared value
Sep 2026records through

Solar permits by month

Permits issued each month, October 2024 through September 2026.

Oct 2024: 24Oct2024Nov 2024: 25Dec 2024: 12Jan 2025: 16Jan2025Feb 2025: 22Mar 2025: 29Apr 2025: 21May 2025: 24Jun 2025: 12Jul 2025: 17JulAug 2025: 24Sep 2025: 20Oct 2025: 22Nov 2025: 12Dec 2025: 7Jan 2026: 23Jan2026Feb 2026: 4Mar 2026: 14Apr 2026: 22May 2026: 14Jun 2026: 7Jul 2026: 3JulAug 2026: 10Sep 2026: 4
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MonthPermits
Oct 202424
Nov 202425
Dec 202412
Jan 202516
Feb 202522
Mar 202529
Apr 202521
May 202524
Jun 202512
Jul 202517
Aug 202524
Sep 202520
Oct 202522
Nov 202512
Dec 20257
Jan 202623
Feb 20264
Mar 202614
Apr 202622
May 202614
Jun 20267
Jul 20263
Aug 202610
Sep 20264

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When solar permits are filed

By calendar month, 100 = an average month (the thin line). October is the busiest (142), June the quietest (59). A busy month at the permit counter usually means a longer wait for a contractor.

January: 121 (100 = an average month)February: 80 (100 = an average month)March: 133 (100 = an average month)April: 133 (100 = an average month)May: 118 (100 = an average month)June: 59 (100 = an average month)July: 62 (100 = an average month)August: 105 (100 = an average month)September: 74 (100 = an average month)October: 142 (100 = an average month)142November: 114 (100 = an average month)December: 59 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND
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MonthIndex
January121
February80
March133
April133
May118
June59
July62
August105
September74
October142
November114
December59

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What a solar permit is declared at

The value written on the permit at application, from 34 permits with one. Not a quote and not the final bill.

MeasureValue
Usual declared value$13,940
Middle half$9,108–$20,500

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The city's own permit types

How the city filed these permits. We group its types into kinds of work; this is the split.

Permit typePermitsShare
Electrical19951%
Building - Alter Building18949%

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How these numbers are made

Source: City of Eugene Planning & Development, Building Activity Reports: Issued Building Permits (export), read 19 Oct 2026. We count permits issued October 2024 through September 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out. The city's issued-permit report carries no permit status or completion date, so no finished share is shown.

Building, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, manufactured-home, fire-sprinkler and sign permits the City of Eugene issued inside the city. Public-works (right-of-way), erosion-control and site-development permits are left out. Springfield and unincorporated Lane County run their own permit offices and are not in this file.

  • Eugene issues the building, electrical, mechanical and plumbing work for one project as separate permits under one log number, each with its own issue date; each counts once here, under its own trade.
  • The city's report has no permit status or completion date, so we show no finished share and no time to final.
  • The report gives a street address but no ZIP code, so there are no ZIP pages.
  • Values are the declared value of work on building permits only; trade permits are left unpriced because most carry no value or the whole project's figure.
  • Homes are the permits the city files under its Residential application type (one- and two-family dwellings, townhouses, ADUs and manufactured homes); apartments of five or more units are commercial.
  • Building permits for alterations and repairs are sorted into roofing, solar, pools, fences or garages, sheds and decks where the city's project description names one.

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Contractor Records, "Solar permits in Eugene, OR", https://contractorrecords.com/eugene/solar-permits, data through September 2026, from City of Eugene Planning & Development building-permit records.

Link to a table: By month · Season · Declared value · Permit types.

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Common questions

  • How many solar permits does Eugene issue a year?About 194 a year in Eugene: 388 permits issued October 2024 through September 2026, 142 of them in the last 12 months.
  • When do people in Eugene file the most solar permits?October (142 against an average month of 100); June is the quietest (59). If you can choose, a quiet month at the permit counter can mean contractors have more room in their schedules.