Data through September 2026 · updated 20 Oct 2026
283 solar permits were issued in the City of Tigard, October 2024 through September 2026: about 142 a year and 5% of all permits. 145 solar permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 5% more than the 138 in the 12 months before. The busiest month is April. 97223 has the most, 141.
Permits issued each month, October 2024 through September 2026.
| Month | Permits |
|---|---|
| Oct 2024 | 10 |
| Nov 2024 | 8 |
| Dec 2024 | 11 |
| Jan 2025 | 13 |
| Feb 2025 | 7 |
| Mar 2025 | 9 |
| Apr 2025 | 16 |
| May 2025 | 8 |
| Jun 2025 | 11 |
| Jul 2025 | 17 |
| Aug 2025 | 12 |
| Sep 2025 | 16 |
| Oct 2025 | 28 |
| Nov 2025 | 16 |
| Dec 2025 | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 11 |
| Mar 2026 | 8 |
| Apr 2026 | 27 |
| May 2026 | 14 |
| Jun 2026 | 10 |
| Jul 2026 | 8 |
| Aug 2026 | 9 |
| Sep 2026 | 5 |
By calendar month, 100 = an average month (the thin line). April is the busiest (182), December the quietest (68). A busy month at the permit counter usually means a longer wait for a contractor.
| Month | Index |
|---|---|
| January | 72 |
| February | 76 |
| March | 72 |
| April | 182 |
| May | 93 |
| June | 89 |
| July | 106 |
| August | 89 |
| September | 89 |
| October | 161 |
| November | 102 |
| December | 68 |
Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025, at least 12 months before the file ends.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025 | 138 |
| Finished | 87.0% |
| Expired | 12.3% |
The value written on the permit at application, from 167 permits with one. Not a quote and not the final bill.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Usual declared value | $13,500 |
| Middle half | $7,368–$22,891 |
Counted at the property's ZIP code. Share is the part of the city's 283 solar permits.
How the city filed these permits. We group its types into kinds of work; this is the split.
| Permit type | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Renewable Energy - Residential (Prescriptive) | 162 | 57% |
| Residential - Alteration - Addition/Alteration | 77 | 27% |
| Electrical - Alteration - Residential | 29 | 10% |
| Renewable Energy - Residential (Non Prescriptive) | 9 | 3% |
| Renewable Energy - Commercial | 3 | 1% |
| Electrical - Alteration - Commercial | 1 | under 1% |
| Electrical - Alteration - Commercial (Plan Review) | 1 | under 1% |
| Electrical - Addition - Residential | 1 | under 1% |
Electrical (1,788)HVAC (1,506)Plumbing (1,178)New homes (322)
From our cross-city data studies: the same measure, read the same way, for every city we cover.
Solar permits for other places in Portland. Each permit office keeps its own file, so the numbers are not added together.
Source: City of Tigard, TigardMaps Permitting: All Permits (ArcGIS layer), read 20 Oct 2026. We count permits issued October 2024 through September 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out.
Building and trade permits the City of Tigard issues inside the city limits only. King City, Beaverton, Lake Oswego, Durham and unincorporated Washington County (such as Bull Mountain outside the city) have their own permit offices and are not in this file.
Counts are permits, not jobs: one job can need several permits. Nobody paid to be on this page and nobody can. Sources and definitions →
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Contractor Records, "Solar permits in the City of Tigard, OR", https://contractorrecords.com/tigard/solar-permits, data through September 2026, from the City of Tigard Building Division building-permit records.Link to a table: By month · Season · How many get finished · Declared value · By ZIP code · Permit types.
Download the tables (CSV): Solar permits by month · Solar permits by calendar month (index) · Solar permits: finished share · Solar permits: declared value · Solar permits by ZIP code · Solar permits by permit type.