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Solar PV Permit in Midvale, Utah

Required for rooftop or ground-mounted solar photovoltaic installations, including battery storage, in Midvale. Midvale does not maintain its own municipal electric utility — Rocky Mountain Power is the electric provider serving Midvale (confirmed via the Midvale city website's power-outage reporting link, which routes to rockymountainpower.net). On 2026-07-19 re-verification, the dedicated Solar/KWA/Battery-Storage line items previously cited from the FY2026 Fee Schedule could not be re-located in that same document (fetched and text-extracted directly, 7 pages, zero matches for 'solar', 'KWA', 'photovoltaic', or 'battery'); the schedule's Last-Modified header (Jan 6, 2026) predates the original 2026-07-04 verification, so the figures were not removed after the fact — they could not be substantiated in the source at all. Fees below have been corrected to the schedule's actual valuation-based Building Permit Fee table, which is what a solar installation's building-permit valuation would be charged under absent a distinct solar line item.

Reviewed 2026-07-20 · Source

When you need this permit

  • Rooftop or ground-mounted solar PV system installation
  • Battery storage system installation

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Fee schedule

Building Permit Fee (valuation-based)Midvale City FY2026 Approved Fee Schedule, 'Building Permit Fees' table. No separate solar-specific fee line item currently appears in this document (re-checked 2026-07-19); solar installations are billed off installed-system valuation like other building permits. SECOND re-chase pass 2026-07-20: (1) ran a full Wayback CDX sweep of midvale.utah.gov for solar/photovoltaic/renewable-related documents and found exactly two: Ordinance No. 2022-O-07 (amends Chapter 17-7-10.12 Jordan Bluffs Subareas fencing/screening standards to address solar-array fencing and exempt solar energy systems from screening requirements -- a zoning/aesthetics ordinance with no fee provision) and Resolution 2024-R-41 (a Community Renewable Energy Interlocal Agreement, i.e. Utah's community solar/net-100%-renewable program participation, unrelated to building-permit fees). Neither contains a solar permit fee. (2) Confirmed Midvale does NOT participate in SolarAPP+ (gosolarapp.org), the national automated/flat-fee solar permitting platform several nearby Utah cities use -- ruling out that as an alternate fee source. (3) Re-confirmed no dedicated Solar Permit Application checklist with its own fee (unlike Utah County's and Grand County's published Solar PV Submittal Checklists, which Midvale does not appear to have an equivalent of). This strengthens the existing conclusion that solar PV installations in Midvale are genuinely billed only under the standard valuation-based Building Permit Fee / Plan Check / Electrical Fee lines, with no distinct solar line item published anywhere.
$48 + $9.30 per $1,000 valuation (from $100,001-$125,000), scaling up per the standard valuation table
Plan Check FeeMidvale City FY2026 Approved Fee Schedule, 'Building Permit Fees' table: 'Plan Check Fee — 65% of Building Fee.'
65% of Building Fee
Electrical FeeMidvale City FY2026 Approved Fee Schedule, 'Building Permit Fees' table: 'Electrical Fee — 5% of Building Fee.' Applies since a solar PV system involves electrical tie-in work.
5% of Building Fee

Review timeline

Plan review
Not published — contact the department

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    Tips

    • Rocky Mountain Power is the electric utility serving Midvale (Midvale does not operate its own municipal electric utility, unlike some other Utah cities). Net metering/interconnection arrangements are handled through Rocky Mountain Power, not the city — no Midvale-specific net-metering fee or process document was found in the city's Document Center.
    • As of the 2026-07-19 re-check, Midvale's FY2026 Fee Schedule does not publish a distinct solar/battery-storage fee line item; expect the standard valuation-based Building Permit Fee, Plan Check Fee (65%), and Electrical Fee (5%) to apply to a solar PV permit instead. Confirm directly with Building & Safety (801-567-7200 ext. 1016) before budgeting.

    Frequently asked questions

    Midvale requires a solar pv permit for: Rooftop or ground-mounted solar PV system installation; Battery storage system installation. If your project isn't listed, confirm with Midvale City Community Development — Building & Safety Division at (801) 567-7200 ext. 1016 before starting work.

    Midvale's FY2026 Fee Schedule does not currently publish a solar-specific fee; solar PV installations are billed under the standard valuation-based Building Permit Fee table, plus a 65% Plan Check Fee and 5% Electrical Fee, per the same schedule. Contact Midvale Building & Safety to confirm the exact charge for a specific project.

    Midvale does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact Midvale City Community Development — Building & Safety Division at (801) 567-7200 ext. 1016 for current turnaround.

    You'll need: Building Permit Application (online). See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

    Apply through Midvale City Community Development — Building & Safety Division at 7505 S Holden Street, 2nd Floor, Midvale, UT 84047. Phone: (801) 567-7200 ext. 1016, email: buildingpermit@midvaleut.gov. Office hours: Mon–Thu 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM; closed Friday–Sunday. Official information: https://www.midvale.utah.gov/government/departments/community_development/building___safety.php.

    Midvale, Utah has adopted: 2024 International Building Code (IBC), including Appendices C and J — current statewide edition per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(a), effective July 1, 2026.; 2021 International Residential Code (IRC) — current statewide edition per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(b); unchanged by the July 1, 2026 statewide update.; 2024 International Plumbing Code (IPC) — current statewide edition per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(d), effective July 1, 2026.; 2024 International Mechanical Code (IMC) — current statewide edition per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(e), effective July 1, 2026.; 2024 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC) — current statewide edition per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(f), effective July 1, 2026.; 2024 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), covering both commercial and residential provisions in a single edition — current statewide edition per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(h), effective July 1, 2026.; 2024 International Existing Building Code (IEBC) — current statewide edition per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(i), effective July 1, 2026.; 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC) — current statewide edition per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(g); unchanged by the July 1, 2026 statewide update.; Residential provisions of the 2024 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC) — current statewide edition per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(n), effective July 1, 2026.; Modular Building Institute Standards 1200 and 1205 — adopted statewide per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(o); not separately itemized on Midvale's own published sources, but applies statewide.; Midvale City is a compliance agency under Utah Code § 15A-1-202 and enforces these statewide codes through its own Building & Safety Division, per the Midvale Building & Safety FAQ (midvale.utah.gov), which references ICC standards, DOPL requirements, and Statewide Amendments to the State Construction Code.. Local amendments apply — see the Midvale overview page for the full list.

    Sources & verification

    Key facts verified against official sources. Last reviewed 2026-07-20.

    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 Midvale building department before you submit. PermitBase is an independent reference and is not affiliated with any government agency.

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