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Solar permit leads in Minnesota

Coverage today: Minneapolis and Brooklyn Park only. Minneapolis 2025-10-01 to 2026-09-30; Brooklyn Park Sep 2025 to Aug 2026

Minneapolis issued 347 residential solar permits in the last year (median job value $7,000, median system about 7 kW where size was listed). Brooklyn Park issued 54. Only 25 companies pulled Minneapolis solar permits, so every install is visible to all of them.

How solar installers use permits

• Neighbor campaigns. Panels on one roof are the best ad for the houses next door. Mail the block.
• New roofs. A homeowner with a new roof is in a good spot to add solar. Minneapolis issued 2,322 roofing permits.
• Competitive view. See which installers are working which neighborhoods. Howe (19) and Linden Hills (17) led Minneapolis.

Seasonality

Minneapolis solar permits peaked at 90 in Oct 2025 and dropped to 9 in Jul 2026.

See Minneapolis solar permits and Brooklyn Park solar permits. Other Minnesota cities are not covered yet.

How it works

1. The City of Minneapolis and Brooklyn Park publish issued permits. We sort the residential ones into 5 exterior trades.
2. Every Monday you get last week's new solar permits: address, job value, description and contractor. Free for one trade.
3. Pro ($49/mo) adds the owner's name and mailing address and a CSV, so you can mail the homeowner and the neighbors. See direct mail to permit leads.

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