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Residential Solar / PV System (Distributed Generation Interconnection) in Brigham City, Utah

Required for residential rooftop or ground-mount solar photovoltaic installations in Brigham City. Because Brigham City operates its own municipal electric utility (Brigham City Power), solar PV installs go through a distinct Distributed Generation Interconnection process administered by Brigham City Power rather than the standard Building Division — separate from a general electrical permit, with its own application portal, fee schedule, and third-party plan-review/inspection consultant (West Coast Code Consultants, WC3).

Verified 2026-07-19 · Source

When you need this permit

  • Homeowner must watch the solar orientation video and answer the accompanying questions before making any non-refundable payments to Brigham City or a solar company
  • Homeowner must review the City Code section on Distributed Generation Interconnection (Brigham City Code § via amlegal Title, chapter 0-0-0-19707)
  • Homeowner must complete the required interconnection forms and submit them to the installing contractor for inclusion with the permit application
  • Contractor submits the permit application with required documents through Brigham City Power's Connect Portal and pays the non-refundable $50 administrative fee
  • System design is reviewed by West Coast Code Consultants (WC3), Brigham City's third-party plan-review/inspection consultant for distributed generation, following a preliminary onsite inspection by Brigham City Power

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Fee schedule

Administrative Fee (non-refundable, paid at submission)Brigham City Power official Solar Power page (bcutah.gov/o/brighamcity/page/solar-power): 'Submit the permit application ... and pay the non-refundable $50 administrative fee using our Connect Portal.'
$50.00
Permit Fee (paid after permit approved, invoiced following WC3 design review)Brigham City Power official Solar Power page, Permit Fees table: 'Permit Fee $150.00.' WC3's own design-review and inspection fees are billed separately, directly to WC3, and are not included in this figure.
$150.00
Production MeterBrigham City Power official Solar Power page, Permit Fees table: 'Production Meter $315.00.'
$315.00
State 1% FeeBrigham City Power official Solar Power page, Permit Fees table: 'State 1% Fee $1.50' — the statutory 1% state surcharge, calculated on the $150 Permit Fee.
$1.50
Meter Connect / TransformerBrigham City Power official Solar Power page, Permit Fees table: 'Meter Connect/Transformer $50.00 or more if new transformer is needed.'
$50.00 or more if a new transformer is needed
WC3 Design Review and Inspection FeesBrigham City Power's official Solar Power page states WC3's design-review fee is 'paid directly to and will be completed by WC3' and that post-installation inspection is 'also paid to WC3,' but does not publish WC3's rate schedule. Omitted rather than invented — contact WC3 inspector Josh Goodman at (801) 455-0029 for current rates.
Not published by Brigham City; paid directly to West Coast Code Consultants (WC3)

Review timeline

Plan review
Not published — contact the department

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Inspection process

  1. 1

    Preliminary Onsite Inspection

    Brigham City Power performs a preliminary onsite inspection before referring the application to WC3 for design review, per the official Solar Power page.

  2. 2

    WC3 Design Review

    West Coast Code Consultants (WC3) conducts the system design review; paid directly to WC3, separate from Brigham City's own permit fees.

  3. 3

    WC3 Post-Installation Inspection

    Scheduled by calling WC3 inspector Josh Goodman at (801) 455-0029 following system installation; paid to WC3.

  4. 4

    Permission to Operate

    Once WC3's final inspection is received, Brigham City issues a 'Permission to Operate' letter authorizing the system to be turned on.

See the full Brigham City inspection guide — scheduling & re-inspection fees →

Tips

  • Because Brigham City runs its own municipal electric utility, solar PV permitting here is handled by Brigham City Power (not the Community and Economic Development Building Division) and involves a third-party plan reviewer, WC3 — budget extra lead time versus a standard building-department-only process.
  • Watch the required solar orientation video and complete the Distributed Generation Interconnection forms BEFORE signing a contract or making any non-refundable payment to a solar company, per the city's explicit guidance.
  • The $50 administrative fee is paid up front and is non-refundable, even if the project does not proceed.
  • WC3's own design-review and post-install inspection fees are separate from and in addition to Brigham City's $50/$150/$315/$1.50/$50+ fee schedule.

Frequently asked questions

Brigham City requires a residential solar / pv system (distributed generation interconnection) permit for: Homeowner must watch the solar orientation video and answer the accompanying questions before making any non-refundable payments to Brigham City or a solar company; Homeowner must review the City Code section on Distributed Generation Interconnection (Brigham City Code § via amlegal Title, chapter 0-0-0-19707); Homeowner must complete the required interconnection forms and submit them to the installing contractor for inclusion with the permit application; Contractor submits the permit application with required documents through Brigham City Power's Connect Portal and pays the non-refundable $50 administrative fee; System design is reviewed by West Coast Code Consultants (WC3), Brigham City's third-party plan-review/inspection consultant for distributed generation, following a preliminary onsite inspection by Brigham City Power. If your project isn't listed, confirm with Brigham City Community and Economic Development Department (Building Division) at (435) 734-6604 before starting work.

Per Brigham City Power's official fee table: a $50 non-refundable administrative fee at submission, plus (after approval) a $150 Permit Fee, $315 Production Meter fee, $1.50 State 1% Fee, and $50+ Meter Connect/Transformer fee — WC3's separate design-review and inspection fees are billed directly by WC3 and not included in these figures.

Brigham City does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact Brigham City Community and Economic Development Department (Building Division) at (435) 734-6604 for current turnaround.

You'll need: Solar / Distributed Generation Interconnection Application; Distributed Generation Interconnection Forms; Solar Orientation Video Acknowledgment. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Brigham City requires 4 inspection(s) for a residential solar / pv system (distributed generation interconnection) permit, in order: Preliminary Onsite Inspection, WC3 Design Review, WC3 Post-Installation Inspection, Permission to Operate. Schedule each through Brigham City Community and Economic Development Department (Building Division) ((435) 734-6604).

Apply through Brigham City Community and Economic Development Department (Building Division) at 20 N. Main, 2nd Floor, Brigham City, UT 84302. Phone: (435) 734-6604, email: thalladay@bcutah.gov. Office hours: Mon–Fri 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM, closed major holidays, per Brigham City's official Building Permits and Inspections page. Building Official: Tracy Halladay, (435) 734-6628, thalladay@bcutah.gov (permits, inspections, plan review, code analysis, code interpretation). Building Inspector: Kyle Holgreen, (435) 734-6611, kholgreen@bcutah.gov. Permit Technician: Destry Larsen, (435) 734-6604, dlarsen@bcutah.gov (permit processing, inspection scheduling, application submittal, customer service).. Official information: https://www.bcutah.gov/o/brighamcity/page/building-permits-and-inspections.

Brigham City, Utah has adopted: 2024 International Building Code (IBC), including Appendices C and J — CURRENT statewide as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(a); supersedes the 2021 edition that Brigham City's own official 'Design Criteria for Buildings and Structures Located within Brigham City Limits' document (dated 7/25/2023) still cited as of live re-fetch 2026-07-16 (2021 IBC Section 1803 soils reports, Section 1613.2.2 Site Class, Table 1806.2 and Table 1610.1 bearing pressures) — the document has not been updated to reflect the 2024 edition.; Utah Title 15A statewide amendments apply on top of the base ICC codes per state law; Brigham City's official Design Criteria document references the Utah-amended ground snow load calculation methodology (previously cited to Utah Code § 15A-3-107, which governs statewide amendments) directly. Construction-code editions themselves are governed by § 15A-2-103, not § 15A-3-107.; 2021 International Residential Code (IRC) — REMAINS CURRENT, Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(b) did not change this edition in the 7/1/2026 amendment. Brigham City's own 'Single Family Dwelling Building Permit Submittal Requirements' and Roof Building Paper Requirements handouts instead cite the 2015 IRC/IECC by name for specific engineering/energy-compliance documentation — a pre-existing discrepancy independent of the 2026 code-cycle transition (these handouts were already citing an older cycle than the state's 2021 IRC baseline before 7/1/2026, and remain unrevised as of 2026-07-16). Reproduced here exactly as currently published by the city; the current statewide-governing IRC edition is 2021, not 2015.; 2024 International Plumbing Code (IPC), 2024 International Mechanical Code (IMC), 2024 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC), 2024 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC, single unsplit statewide edition), 2024 International Existing Building Code (IEBC), and the residential provisions of the 2024 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC) — all CURRENT statewide as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(d)/(e)/(f)/(h)/(i)/(n). None are separately itemized in Brigham City's own published Design Criteria document, submittal-requirement handouts, or Building Permits and Inspections page; added here per statute since Brigham City's own materials omit them (the 2015 IECC cited in the city's Roof Building Paper Requirements handout is likewise superseded, per the IRC entry above).; 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC) — statewide per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(g); REMAINS CURRENT, unchanged by the 7/1/2026 amendment. Not separately itemized in Brigham City's own published materials; added here per statute.; NOTE (2026-07-16 re-verification): The Utah Code § 15A-2-103 version effective 7/1/2026 (superseded 1/1/2027) took effect 15 days before this re-verification. IBC/IPC/IMC/IFGC/IECC/IEBC/residential ISPSC are now 2024 statewide; IRC (2021) and NEC (2023) did NOT change. Brigham City's Design Criteria for Buildings and Structures document (the sole cited source for Brigham City's IBC edition) was live re-fetched 2026-07-16 and IS STILL LAGGING — it references 2021 IBC sections throughout with no indication of a later revision date than 7/25/2023. No newer Brigham City-specific code-adoption publication was found on bcutah.gov. The Utah Code § 15A-2-103 citation has been added to the sources array below, pointing to the current in-force version link.. Local amendments apply — see the Brigham City overview page for the full list.

Yes. Because Brigham City operates its own municipal electric utility, residential solar PV installations go through a Distributed Generation Interconnection process administered by Brigham City Power, involving the city's third-party reviewer WC3, rather than a standard building/electrical permit alone.

Sources & verification

Verified against official sources. Last reviewed 2026-07-19.

Fees, timelines, and adopted codes are researched from each jurisdiction's published records — see how we verify. Requirements change and vary by project, so always confirm the current details with the Brigham City building department before you submit. PermitBase is an independent reference and is not affiliated with any government agency.

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