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Solar PV Installation (Building, Electrical, Plumbing & Mechanical Permit) in Wells, Nevada

The City of Wells has no dedicated solar-PV application, checklist, or fee line — the city publishes only the single universal 'Building, Electrical, Plumbing & Mechanical Permit' application (see building-permit), which covers Building, Electrical, Mechanical, Plumbing, and Foundation permit types for Commercial, Residential, and Manufactured Home projects, classified New/Addition/Remodel/Repair, with no separate 'Solar' or 'Photovoltaic' checkbox. A residential rooftop or ground-mount PV installation is filed on this same universal form (selecting Building and/or Electrical as applicable) and billed under the City's general Building Permit Fee and Electrical Permit Fee tables adopted by City Council Resolution No. 19-04 ('A Resolution Establishing Building Valuations and Amending Building Permit Fees Pursuant to Wells City Code, Title 4, Building Codes, Chapter 4, Section 4-1-4'), which by its own terms remains in force 'until further action taken by the Wells City Council to amend, delete or otherwise change the same.' The resolution is not linked from any current top-level Building Department page but remains hosted live at https://cityofwellsnv.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Resolution-19-04-Building-Valuations-and-Building-Permit-Fees.pdf, unchanged from its 2023 and 2025 archived captures — i.e. current. No PV-specific line item exists within it, so a solar installation is billed under the same valuation-based Building Permit Fee table plus the Electrical Permit processing/unit fees, same as any other electrical work.

Verified 2026-07-20 · Source

When you need this permit

  • File the same universal Building, Electrical, Plumbing & Mechanical Permit application used for all other permit types, selecting Building and/or Electrical as applicable to the solar installation scope
  • Nevada State Contractors Board C-2g (Photovoltaic) subclassification is required statewide for solar installation contractors (a state licensing requirement, not a city-specific one)
  • NV Energy interconnection approval is required statewide before a grid-tied system can be activated — this is separate from, and in addition to, the city's building/electrical permit
  • Applicable special approvals identified on the universal application (Nevada State Fire Marshal, Nevada State Health, Fire Sprinklers, Engineering, Addressing, and/or Contract Plan Review) should be confirmed with the Building Department for a solar project specifically
  • No adopted-code edition or review-timeline SLA is published for ANY permit type at the City of Wells (confirmed by exhaustive chase across the current website, WordPress uploads, and Wayback Machine CDX search of all archived cityofwellsnv.com URLs) — but the Building Permit Fee and Electrical Permit Fee ARE published, in City Council Resolution No. 19-04 (see fees below), which was not previously located

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Fee schedule

Building Permit Fee (structural/racking scope, valuation-based)City of Wells Resolution No. 19-04, Table 1 / 'Building Permit Fees and Plan Review Fees' table, adopted Feb. 12, 2019 and still in force by its own terms; no PV-specific line item exists, so a solar structural/racking installation is billed under this general valuation table
Minimum charge $43.50 (a $20.00 Processing Fee + $23.50 Permit Fee) for valuations of $1-$500; rises per the Resolution 19-04 Fees Valuation Table, e.g. $391.25 for a $25,000 valuation, $993.75 for a $100,000 valuation, up to $5,608.75 for the first $1,000,000 plus $3.65 per additional $1,000 above that
Plan Check / Plan Review FeeCity of Wells Resolution No. 19-04, footnote to Table 1
65% of the Building Permit Fee
Electrical Permit Processing FeeCity of Wells Resolution No. 19-04, Table 5 (Electrical Permit Fees) — in addition to any system or unit fees below
$20.00
Electrical Permit — Service fee (PV interconnection/service, if a new/upgraded service is part of the installation)City of Wells Resolution No. 19-04, Table 5, Electrical Unit Fees item 8
$27.25 (services 600V or less, up to 200 amps); $55.50 (600V or less, over 200 to 1,000 amps); $111.00 (over 600V or over 1,000 amps)
Electrical Permit — Power Apparatus / Miscellaneous apparatus fee (inverter or PV equipment not separately categorized)
City of Wells Resolution No. 19-04, Table 5, Electrical Unit Fees items 5 and 9 — no PV/inverter-specific line item exists in the 2019 resolution, so the Building Department classifies a solar… Show full citationCity of Wells Resolution No. 19-04, Table 5, Electrical Unit Fees items 5 and 9 — no PV/inverter-specific line item exists in the 2019 resolution, so the Building Department classifies a solar installation's electrical equipment under whichever of these general categories fits at intake
$4.25 to $66.50 depending on rated HP/kW/kVA tier (Power Apparatus), or a flat $16.25 catch-all fee if no other listed category applies (Miscellaneous apparatus, conduits and conductors)

Review timeline

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    Tips

    • Wells has no distinct solar permit application or PV-specific fee line, but it DOES have a real, currently-live fee resolution (No. 19-04) covering the Building Permit Fee and Electrical Permit Fee that a solar installation is billed under — it just isn't linked from the Building Department's main page; it's only reachable via a direct wp-content URL.
    • Nevada statewide requirements still apply regardless of city-level publication gaps: a Nevada State Contractors Board C-2g (Photovoltaic) licensed contractor and NV Energy interconnection approval are both required for a grid-tied residential system. Contractor
    • No review-timeline SLA is published for any permit type — call the Building Department directly, (775) 752-3355, before applying to set expectations on turnaround.

    Frequently asked questions

    Wells requires a solar pv installation (building, electrical, plumbing & mechanical permit) for: File the same universal Building, Electrical, Plumbing & Mechanical Permit application used for all other permit types, selecting Building and/or Electrical as applicable to the solar installation scope; Nevada State Contractors Board C-2g (Photovoltaic) subclassification is required statewide for solar installation contractors (a state licensing requirement, not a city-specific one); NV Energy interconnection approval is required statewide before a grid-tied system can be activated — this is separate from, and in addition to, the city's building/electrical permit; Applicable special approvals identified on the universal application (Nevada State Fire Marshal, Nevada State Health, Fire Sprinklers, Engineering, Addressing, and/or Contract Plan Review) should be confirmed with the Building Department for a solar project specifically; No adopted-code edition or review-timeline SLA is published for ANY permit type at the City of Wells (confirmed by exhaustive chase across the current website, WordPress uploads, and Wayback Machine CDX search of all archived cityofwellsnv.com URLs) — but the Building Permit Fee and Electrical Permit Fee ARE published, in City Council Resolution No. 19-04 (see fees below), which was not previously located. If your project isn't listed, confirm with City of Wells Building Department at (775) 752-3355 before starting work.

    In Wells, the published Building Permit Fee (structural/racking scope, valuation-based) is: Minimum charge $43.50 (a $20.00 Processing Fee + $23.50 Permit Fee) for valuations of $1-$500; rises per the Resolution 19-04 Fees Valuation Table, e.g. $391.25 for a $25,000 valuation, $993.75 for a $100,000 valuation, up to $5,608.75 for the first $1,000,000 plus $3.65 per additional $1,000 above that. Additional published fees: Plan Check / Plan Review Fee — 65% of the Building Permit Fee; Electrical Permit Processing Fee — $20.00; Electrical Permit — Service fee (PV interconnection/service, if a new/upgraded service is part of the installation) — $27.25 (services 600V or less, up to 200 amps); $55.50 (600V or less, over 200 to 1,000 amps); $111.00 (over 600V or over 1,000 amps); Electrical Permit — Power Apparatus / Miscellaneous apparatus fee (inverter or PV equipment not separately categorized) — $4.25 to $66.50 depending on rated HP/kW/kVA tier (Power Apparatus), or a flat $16.25 catch-all fee if no other listed category applies (Miscellaneous apparatus, conduits and conductors). These are the jurisdiction's own published figures — see the fee schedule table and source citations on this page.

    Wells does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact City of Wells Building Department at (775) 752-3355 for current turnaround.

    You'll need: Building, Electrical, Plumbing & Mechanical Permit Application. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

    Apply through City of Wells Building Department at 525 Sixth Street, P.O. Box 366, Wells, NV 89835. Phone: (775) 752-3355, email: building@cityofwellsnv.com. Office hours: Not published online. Building Department fax: (775) 752-3419. City Manager's office (general city contact) also reachable at (775) 752-3355. Source: City of Wells Building, Electrical, Plumbing & Mechanical Permit application form (PDF).. Official information: https://cityofwellsnv.com/.

    Wells, Nevada has adopted: Nevada is a home-rule state for building codes: there is no single mandatory statewide building-code edition — each city and county adopts and amends its own code. The only genuine statewide floor is the energy code: NRS 701.220 directs the State to adopt and update energy-efficiency standards for new construction. Always confirm the specific adopted edition for the jurisdiction in question rather than assuming a uniform statewide code. Source: Nevada Legislature NRS Chapter 701 (State Office of Energy).; The City of Wells Municipal Code, Title 4 (Building Regulations), contains the city's building-code adoption chapters, and Title 4/5 include a 'Chapter 3 Uniform Fire Code' provision. The exact edition-year of the IBC/IRC/UBC (or Uniform Building Code) currently adopted by the City of Wells is not independently verifiable: American Legal Publishing's amlegal.com code library (which hosts the official City Code of Wells, Nevada) does not expose the Title 4 chapter text for citation, and no cached or indexed rendering of the Title 4 building-code adoption section (chapter number and specific code edition) is published elsewhere. This field is intentionally left without a specific claimed edition rather than guessing. Source: City Code of Wells, Nevada, Title 4, via codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/wellsnv/latest/wells_nv/0-0-0-17004 (chapter shell only; no edition text available).; The City of Wells Building, Electrical, Plumbing & Mechanical Permit application confirms the city independently issues Building, Electrical, Mechanical, Plumbing, and Foundation permits for Commercial, Residential, and Manufactured Home projects, with classifications New, Addition, Remodel, and Repair, and calls out 'Special Approvals Required' fields for Nevada State Fire Marshal, Nevada State Health, Fire Sprinklers, Engineering, Addressing, and Contract Plan Review — confirming the city runs its own permitting program rather than deferring to Elko County. Source: City of Wells Building, Electrical, Plumbing & Mechanical Permit application (PDF), cityofwellsnv.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Building-Permit-Application.pdf.. Local amendments apply — see the Wells overview page for the full list.

    No. There is no dedicated solar-PV application, checklist, or fee line published by the City of Wells. A solar installation is filed on the same universal Building, Electrical, Plumbing & Mechanical Permit application used for all other permit types, and is billed under the City's general Building Permit Fee (valuation-based) and Electrical Permit Fee tables in City Council Resolution No. 19-04 — the minimum combined charge is $43.50 for the smallest projects, rising with valuation.

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