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Contra Costa County Solar Permit Guide

18 verified cities ยท PG&E

Informational only. This page summarizes verified per-city facts already published on each city's own guide. It does not add new facts beyond what those pages state. Not legal, engineering, or permit advice.

Permitting in Contra Costa County

Each city below runs its own residential solar permitting process, verified independently. Contra Costa County does not have one countywide process that applies the same way everywhere. PG&E is the electric utility verified for every city listed below.

Hercules and Lafayette and Moraga and Orinda do not run their own building department: their residential solar permits are issued directly by Contra Costa County's own building department, per the permit authority verified on those cities' guide.

Verified cities in Contra Costa County

Antioch

Utility: PG&E

Permit authority: City of Antioch Building Services Division

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Brentwood

Utility: PG&E

Permit authority: City of Brentwood Building Division

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Concord

Utility: PG&E

Permit authority: City of Concord Building Division (Community and Economic Development Department)

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Danville

Utility: PG&E

Permit authority: Town of Danville Building Division

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El Cerrito

Utility: PG&E

Permit authority: City of El Cerrito Building Division

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Hercules

Utility: PG&E

Permit authority: Contra Costa County (contracted)

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Lafayette

Utility: PG&E

Permit authority: Contra Costa County (contracted)

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Martinez

Utility: PG&E

Permit authority: City of Martinez Building Division

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Moraga

Utility: PG&E

Permit authority: Contra Costa County (contracted)

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Oakley

Utility: PG&E

Permit authority: City of Oakley Building Department

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Orinda

Utility: PG&E

Permit authority: Contra Costa County (contracted)

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Pinole

Utility: PG&E

Permit authority: City of Pinole Building Division

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Pittsburg

Utility: PG&E

Permit authority: City of Pittsburg Building Division

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Pleasant Hill

Utility: PG&E

Permit authority: City of Pleasant Hill Building Division

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Richmond

Utility: PG&E

Permit authority: City of Richmond Building Division (Community Development Department)

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San Pablo

Utility: PG&E

Permit authority: City of San Pablo Building Division

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San Ramon

Utility: PG&E

Permit authority: City of San Ramon Building and Safety Services

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Walnut Creek

Utility: PG&E

Permit authority: City of Walnut Creek Community Development Department, Building Division

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