Solar Plan Set Version Control Checklist

Who this helps

solar operations and permit teams managing multiple drawing and correction cycles.

What to gather

• Current plan-set revision
• Changed sheets and equipment
• AHJ comment status
• Superseded-file archive

Packet quality checklist

• Use consistent filenames, revision dates, and issue status across every attachment.
• Keep submitted, reviewed, approved, and construction versions clearly separated.
• Record equipment substitutions and their effect on drawings and supporting documents.

Professional review boundary

• Version control does not validate design accuracy, code compliance, approval, or construction readiness.
• The responsible designer, contractor, engineer, electrician, AHJ, and utility must review the applicable issue.
• Do not build from a file until the responsible team confirms the authorized version.

Missing-item triggers

• More than one file is labeled final
• Revision date or owner is missing
• Equipment changed without updated sheets or cut sheets
• Submitted and approved versions cannot be distinguished

Quote handoff review

Before paying for review, confirm the address, AHJ, utility, project scope, equipment models, attachment list, and open questions. The cleaner the packet, the easier it is for a qualified professional to price and route the next step.

When the $49 packet prep is worth it

Pay only after the free precheck has an address, AHJ, project scope, equipment notes, first document list, and a qualified reviewer who can make the official decisions. The $49 review is useful for missing-item, document-owner, field-verification, reviewer-question, and quote-handoff structure. Skip payment if you need an engineering design, PE stamp, permit submission, portal login, fee payment, utility or AHJ contact, code interpretation, licensure verification, inspection readiness, construction authorization, safety advice, or guaranteed approval, interconnection, inspection, schedule, quote, payment, ranking, traffic, sales, or revenue.