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Anaheim Solar Permit Guide

Anaheim Public Utilities (APU) territory · Orange County

Anaheim Solar Permit Checklist
Printed from mygridpermit.com/california/anaheim/solar-permit-guide/ · Last verified 2026-08-09 · City of Anaheim Planning & Building Department / APU · Verify current requirements before relying on this checklist. Programs and fees change.
✓ Last verified 2026-08-092 official sources
Informational only. This page is not legal, engineering, or permit advice. Every fact below links to the official source it came from and shows how confident we are in it. Verify current requirements with City of Anaheim Planning & Building Department and APU before making a decision.

Overview

GridPermit collects California residential solar and permitting facts directly from official sources (city, county, and state government sites, utilities, and public utilities commissions) and shows only what we can verify, with a confidence score and a link to where it came from. Nothing here is estimated or inferred beyond what's stated below. See our methodology for the rules this page follows.

Battery/solar incentive program on record

Battery Storage Rebate

APU's own battery storage rebate. Requires a UL-certified energy storage system with a minimum 5kWh capacity, hardwired and installed as part of an existing solar PV system, storing electricity produced by the customer's own solar PV, wind, or other residential generation. Customer must agree to be on a Time of Use rate and APU's MyPower Savings Program for at least 12 months.

Status on file: active. Verify current status before relying on this.

Confidence: High (0.85)

Source(s): Battery Storage

Permit fees

Not yet verified.

Rebates

Not yet verified.

Utility and generation supplier

Utility

Anaheim Public Utilities (APU)

Confidence: High (0.95)

Source(s): Solar Energy and Net Metering

Generation supplier

Anaheim Public Utilities (APU) (utility)

APU is a vertically-integrated municipal utility (like LADWP, Pasadena Water and Power, and Alameda Municipal Power) — it generates/procures and delivers its own power rather than sitting alongside a separate CCA. No Community Choice Aggregator was found serving Anaheim in the sources reviewed this session.

Confidence: High (0.85)

Source(s): Solar Energy and Net Metering

Interconnection

https://www.anaheim.net/636/Solar-Energy-and-Net-Metering

Anaheim Public Utilities' own page states Anaheim uses 'NEM 2.0,' described as 'a wholesale-based rate NEM program,' and that the city 'is not going to NEM 3.0' — a distinctive municipal-utility policy choice, since NEM 3.0 (NBT) is a CPUC mandate that applies only to the three large investor-owned utilities (PG&E, SCE, SDG&E), not to municipal utilities like APU.

Confidence: High (0.85)

Permit authority

City of Anaheim Planning & Building Department

Confidence: High (0.9)

Source(s): Solar Energy and Net Metering

Permit page: https://www.anaheim.net/636/Solar-Energy-and-Net-Metering

Required documents

  • Engineering plans (submitted to Anaheim Planning & Building online for review) (required when: always)

Confidence: Medium (0.6)

Source(s): Solar Energy and Net Metering

Inspection steps

  • Customer can operate the system after Anaheim Planning & Building signs off — Anaheim Public Utilities does not itself issue Permission to Operate

Confidence: Medium (0.75)

Source(s): Solar Energy and Net Metering

Eligibility constraints

  • Property types: residential
  • Max system size (AC): 10 kW
  • Max system size (DC): Not yet verified.
  • Max thermal capacity: Not yet verified.
  • Program/pathway: Streamlined Permitting Process for Small Residential Rooftop Solar Energy Systems
  • Other conditions:
    • Systems under 10kW are issued a permit without review
    • Existing NEM 1.0 customers remain grandfathered on NEM 1.0 unless they expand their system, at which point they convert fully to NEM 2.0

Confidence: High (0.85)

Source(s): Solar Energy and Net Metering

Official contacts

Confidence: High (0.85)

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Sources

Frequently Asked Questions

What utility serves solar customers in Anaheim, California?

Anaheim Public Utilities (APU) is the interconnection and distribution utility for Anaheim. The default electricity generation supplier is Anaheim Public Utilities (APU), a utility, separate from Anaheim Public Utilities (APU).

What documents are required for a solar permit in Anaheim?

Commonly required documents include: Engineering plans (submitted to Anaheim Planning & Building online for review).

Who do I contact about solar permits in Anaheim?

Anaheim Public Utilities Solar Program, phone 714-765-4182.

Disclaimers: This page is for informational purposes only and is not legal, engineering, financial, tax, or permit advice. GridPermit is not a solar installer, contractor, engineering firm, public utility, or government agency. Requirements, fees, and program terms change. Verify current requirements with City of Anaheim Planning & Building Department and APU before starting a project. Last verified 2026-08-09.

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