Data through September 2026 · updated 19 Oct 2026
1,392 solar permits were issued in the City of Madison, October 2024 through September 2026: about 696 a year and 3% of all permits. 603 solar permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 24% fewer than the 789 in the 12 months before. The busiest month is June. 53704 has the most, 351.
Permits issued each month, October 2024 through September 2026.
| Month | Permits |
|---|---|
| Oct 2024 | 110 |
| Nov 2024 | 51 |
| Dec 2024 | 28 |
| Jan 2025 | 47 |
| Feb 2025 | 90 |
| Mar 2025 | 44 |
| Apr 2025 | 49 |
| May 2025 | 50 |
| Jun 2025 | 108 |
| Jul 2025 | 75 |
| Aug 2025 | 88 |
| Sep 2025 | 49 |
| Oct 2025 | 54 |
| Nov 2025 | 64 |
| Dec 2025 | 58 |
| Jan 2026 | 36 |
| Feb 2026 | 43 |
| Mar 2026 | 27 |
| Apr 2026 | 35 |
| May 2026 | 84 |
| Jun 2026 | 73 |
| Jul 2026 | 57 |
| Aug 2026 | 44 |
| Sep 2026 | 28 |
By calendar month, 100 = an average month (the thin line). June is the busiest (156), March the quietest (61). A busy month at the permit counter usually means a longer wait for a contractor.
| Month | Index |
|---|---|
| January | 72 |
| February | 115 |
| March | 61 |
| April | 72 |
| May | 116 |
| June | 156 |
| July | 114 |
| August | 114 |
| September | 66 |
| October | 141 |
| November | 99 |
| December | 74 |
The value written on the permit at application, from 754 permits with one. Not a quote and not the final bill.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Usual declared value | $11,544 |
| Middle half | $9,350–$18,254 |
Counted at the property's ZIP code. Share is the part of the city's 1,392 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 | 615 | 44% |
| New residential - Single Family Residences | 505 | 36% |
| Repair/alteration - Single Family Residences | 129 | 9% |
| New residential - Two Family Residences | 49 | 4% |
| Electrical (new commercial) | 21 | 2% |
| New commercial - Five And More Family | 19 | 1% |
| New commercial - Office, Bank, Professional | 13 | under 1% |
| New residential - Residential Garages | 8 | under 1% |
| New commercial - Churches & Religious | 4 | under 1% |
| New commercial - Amusement And Recreation | 4 | under 1% |
The contractors named on the most solar permits in the City of Madison Development Services Center file, October 2024 through September 2026, with 5 or more each. Share is the part of all 1,392 solar permits; 98% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sunburn Construction LLC dba Everlight Solar and Everlight Solar | 250 | 18% |
| Midwest Solar Power LLC | 238 | 17% |
| Sunburn Construction LLC | 124 | 9% |
| Full Spectrum Solar - Next Energy LLC | 107 | 8% |
| Full Spectrum Solar | 105 | 8% |
| Drews Solar LLC | 69 | 5% |
| All Energy Solar Inc | 68 | 5% |
| Arch Solar C&I, Inc. | 65 | 5% |
| Complete Solar Inc | 56 | 4% |
| LTL LED LLC | 44 | 3% |
Roofing (10,858)Plumbing (10,392)HVAC (7,927)Electrical (6,326)Remodels & repairs (6,212)Garages, sheds & shade structures (1,388)Additions (501)New homes (469)
Source: City of Madison Development Services Center, Permit Reports (Construction Summary and Electrical, Plumbing and HVAC permit reports, CSV export), read 19 Oct 2026. We count permits issued October 2024 through September 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out. The city's permit reports have no status and no final inspection date, so no finished share is shown.
Building permits (new homes and buildings, alterations and repairs, re-roofs, decks, garages, raze permits) and electrical, plumbing and HVAC permits issued by the City of Madison Building Inspection Division for property in the city. Permits issued by the surrounding towns and villages (Fitchburg, Middleton, Monona, Sun Prairie, Verona and the rest) and by Dane County are not in these reports.
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Contractor Records, "Solar permits in the City of Madison, WI", https://contractorrecords.com/madison/solar-permits, data through September 2026, from City of Madison Building Inspection Division 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.