1.0Energy News Networkhttps://energynews.usFrank Jossihttps://energynews.us/author/fjossi/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="4tsMcNyoE6"><a href="https://energynews.us/2024/07/19/software-aims-to-help-local-governments-standardize-streamline-solar-permitting/">Software aims to help local governments standardize, streamline solar permitting </a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://energynews.us/2024/07/19/software-aims-to-help-local-governments-standardize-streamline-solar-permitting/embed/#?secret=4tsMcNyoE6" width="600" height="338" title="“Software aims to help local governments standardize, streamline solar permitting ” — Energy News Network" data-secret="4tsMcNyoE6" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://i0.wp.com/energynews.us/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/nrel-solar-install.jpg?fit=2000%2C1331&ssl=120001331The Minnesota legislature budgeted money this year for the state energy office to develop training grants to help cities learn how to use the free software developed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.