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Primary-source research on every U.S. county. Solar and storage permits, data-center siting signals, state policy, and stakeholder posture. For teams that need the underlying record.

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What we measure

County permitting. State RPS. Utility IRP.

Every figure on SitePath traces to a county ordinance, board minutes, a state filing, or a utility resource plan. If a value cannot be verified against a primary document, it is not published.

What sets us apart
Permitting is what makes the difference.

Anyone can quote a state RPS target. SitePath grades the county-by-county permitting record, the layer that decides whether a project clears entitlement. We pair that grade with state RPS and utility IRP signals, so you see permitting depth in context.

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Every U.S. county scored
Sourced
Every figure cited to a primary document
Tracked
State RPS & utility IRP signals included
01Setback distancesFrom residences, property lines, and roads, in feet.
02Active moratoriaResolution number, adoption date, and board vote.
03Acreage & density capsCounty-wide, per-district, and MW per acre.
04Approved & denied projectsProject name, MW, vote count, and cited reason.
05Ordinance textPulled verbatim, with a link to the source PDF.
06Board membershipMember names, terms, and recent voting records.
07State RPS targetsMandate, deadline, and solar & storage carve-outs.
08Utility IRP plansProcurement targets, RFP cadence, and scheduled additions.
Sample data

Same name. Opposite risk.

Two Mecklenburg counties — one in Virginia, one in North Carolina. Both real, both sourced to primary government documents. Identical names, opposite ends of the risk spectrum.

Very High Risk
Mecklenburg County
Virginia · FIPS 51117
F
Very High Risk
Score 61.5 / 100
MoratoriumNo formal moratorium, but the Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on Apr 14, 2025 to remove utility-scale solar as a permitted use. SitePath classifies this as functionally equivalent to a ban for siting purposes.
SetbacksCounty-set, ranging from 50 ft (rural) to 300+ ft (residential-adjacent). Verified against the current ordinance.
Ordinance statusActive and restrictive. Article 20 revised April 2025.
Approved projectsSeven Bridges Solar (80 MW), Antlers Road Solar (90 MW), Finneywood Solar (97 MW). Three pending projects allowed to continue permitting after the Apr 14, 2025 board action.
Denied / blockedAll future utility-scale solar effectively denied. The BoS removed it as an allowable land use across all zoning districts.
TrajectoryWorsening
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Low Risk
Mecklenburg County
North Carolina · FIPS 37119
A
Low Risk
Score 43.6 / 100
MoratoriumNone on record.
SetbacksStandard 50–300 ft range, following the NC template ordinance (2016).
Ordinance statusActive. NC template adopted; 87 NC counties include comparable setback requirements (per SitePath's analysis of NC county ordinances, June 2026).
Approved projectsMultiple commercial and institutional installations across the Charlotte metro. Charlotte Motor Speedway (770-panel solar deck), Myers Park Baptist Church, and similar adopters.
Denied / blockedNo confirmed NCUC-level denials on record.
TrajectoryImproving
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