Does Allegheny County, Pennsylvania have a solar moratorium?

No. As of 2026-05-02, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania has no active solar moratorium on record. Score has been stable over the last 12 months.

What is Allegheny County’s solar permitting risk grade?

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania has a SitePath solar permitting grade of B — risk score 36/100 (Moderate Risk). Grades are based on primary-source county ordinances, board votes, and permitting activity, reviewed as of 2026-05-02.

What are the solar permitting rules in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania?

Ordinance status: Active solar ordinance on the books. Score has been stable over the last 12 months. See the full primary-source record — ordinance links, setbacks, board actions, and project history — on this page.

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Allegheny County

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Allegheny County, Pennsylvania: solar permitting grade B (score 36/100, Moderate Risk). Score has been stable over the last 12 months. Primary-source ordinance and board-vote data on SitePath.

Score 36/100

Moderate Risk

Public summary

Grade	B · Moderate Risk · Score 36/100
Population	1,250,578
Solar ordinance	Active solar ordinance on the books
Active moratorium	None on record
Regulatory trajectory	Improving (ordinance direction easing)
12-month score movement	Stable
Last verified	2026-05-02

Developer outlook

Allegheny County presents moderate permitting risk; conditions are generally workable for utility-scale solar with standard due-diligence preparation.

Local intel

On file: named opposition groups

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Cities, towns & townships

In Pennsylvania, townships hold their own zoning and land-use authority, so the rules for a site in Allegheny County often depend on which of these governments it falls in.

Clairton city
Duquesne city
McKeesport city
Pittsburgh city
Aspinwall borough
Avalon borough
Baldwin borough
Bell Acres borough
Bellevue borough
Ben Avon Heights borough
Ben Avon borough
Blawnox borough
Brackenridge borough
Braddock Hills borough
Braddock borough
Bradford Woods borough
Brentwood borough
Bridgeville borough
Carnegie borough
Castle Shannon borough
Chalfant borough
Cheswick borough
Churchill borough
Coraopolis borough

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Crafton borough
Dormont borough
Dravosburg borough
East McKeesport borough
East Pittsburgh borough
Edgewood borough
Edgeworth borough
Elizabeth borough
Emsworth borough
Etna borough
Forest Hills borough
Fox Chapel borough
Franklin Park borough
Glassport borough
Glen Osborne borough
Glenfield borough
Green Tree borough
Haysville borough
Heidelberg borough
Homestead borough
Ingram borough
Jefferson Hills borough
Leetsdale borough
Liberty borough
Lincoln borough
McDonald borough
McKees Rocks borough
Millvale borough
Mount Oliver borough
Munhall borough
North Braddock borough
Oakdale borough
Oakmont borough
Pennsbury Village borough
Pitcairn borough
Pleasant Hills borough
Plum borough
Port Vue borough
Rankin borough
Rosslyn Farms borough
Sewickley Heights borough
Sewickley Hills borough
Sewickley borough
Sharpsburg borough
Springdale borough
Swissvale borough
Tarentum borough
Thornburg borough
Trafford borough
Turtle Creek borough
Verona borough
Versailles borough
Wall borough
West Elizabeth borough
West Homestead borough
West Mifflin borough
West View borough
Whitaker borough
White Oak borough
Whitehall borough
Wilkinsburg borough
Wilmerding borough
Aleppo township
Baldwin township
Collier township
Crescent township
East Deer township
Elizabeth township
Fawn township
Findlay township
Forward township
Frazer township
Hampton township
Harmar township
Harrison township
Indiana township
Kennedy township
Kilbuck township
Leet township
Marshall township
McCandless township
Moon township
Mount Lebanon township
Neville township
North Fayette township
North Versailles township
O'Hara township
Ohio township
Penn Hills township
Pine township
Reserve township
Richland township
Robinson township
Ross township
Scott township
Shaler township
South Fayette township
South Park township
South Versailles township
Springdale township
Stowe township
Upper St. Clair township
West Deer township
Wilkins township
Bethel Park municipality
Monroeville municipality

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, incorporated places and county subdivisions with an active government.

Nearby counties

Washington County · ≈23 miC46—
Beaver County · ≈24 miD53—
Westmoreland County · ≈29 miC51—
Butler County · ≈31 miC45—
Hancock County, WV · ≈31 miD64—
Brooke County, WV · ≈34 miD62—

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Allegheny County ranks #5 of 67 ranked Pennsylvania counties (1 = lowest permitting risk). Lowest-risk in Pennsylvania: Montgomery County (B · 33), Monroe County (B · 35), Perry County (B · 36). See all Pennsylvania county grades →

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About this score

Every U.S. county is scored 0–100 on solar permitting risk (lower is friendlier to development). The grade is a weighted composite of compliance stringency, market saturation, regulatory trajectory, and data uncertainty. Every figure traces back to a primary government document. Read the full methodology →