That’s just bad craftsmanship. The company you hired was bad at their job. There are many problems with permitting and inspections, and the current state of the solar market is a mess. However, I wouldn’t necessarily blame permitting and inspections processes, or the current state of the market for the problems you experienced. It’s more like, in the chaos of what is going on, shitty companies are able to keep finding work despite being bad at what they do.
IF the government hired competent contractors, it wouldn’t cost nearly as much as it does. Unfortunately, the government is run by corrupt individuals who steer money to their colleagues for their own personal benefit.
I know it seems like I’m nitpicking, but it’s a critical distinction. From your original comment, where you begin by saying local permitting is a nightmare, one might conclude that fewer regulations would grease the wheels of commerce and allow free markets to install solar panels faster and cheaper. In fact, what we need is tighter regulation, more transparency in the processes, and central citizen oversight into the processes.
It was 3 different issues.
The work done didn’t match the plan filed with the city.
Supports weren’t installed correctly.
Two of the supports were too far apart and needed additional reinforcement.
Passed on the 4th try.
That’s just bad craftsmanship. The company you hired was bad at their job. There are many problems with permitting and inspections, and the current state of the solar market is a mess. However, I wouldn’t necessarily blame permitting and inspections processes, or the current state of the market for the problems you experienced. It’s more like, in the chaos of what is going on, shitty companies are able to keep finding work despite being bad at what they do.
IF the government hired competent contractors, it wouldn’t cost nearly as much as it does. Unfortunately, the government is run by corrupt individuals who steer money to their colleagues for their own personal benefit.
I know it seems like I’m nitpicking, but it’s a critical distinction. From your original comment, where you begin by saying local permitting is a nightmare, one might conclude that fewer regulations would grease the wheels of commerce and allow free markets to install solar panels faster and cheaper. In fact, what we need is tighter regulation, more transparency in the processes, and central citizen oversight into the processes.
Oh, there’s no doubt about that, but at the same time, we DEFINITELY have a permitting problem here:
https://www.wweek.com/news/city/2024/03/21/after-dozens-of-layoffs-in-portlands-permitting-bureau-industry-groups-try-to-strike-bargain-with-city/
Arggh, permit services like many government services need to be supplementaly funded by the general fund or you end up with a death spiral like this