Los Angeles County Solar Permit Guide
44 verified cities · Azusa Light & Water, BWP, GWP, LADWP, Pasadena Water and Power, SCE
Permitting in Los Angeles County
Each city below runs its own residential solar permitting process, verified independently. Los Angeles County does not have one countywide process that applies the same way everywhere. Electric service in this county is split across 6 utilities (Azusa Light & Water, BWP, GWP, LADWP, Pasadena Water and Power, SCE), so which utility applies depends on the specific city.
City of Industry does not run their own building department: its residential solar permits are issued directly by Los Angeles County's own building department, per the permit authority verified on that city's guide.
Verified cities in Los Angeles County
Alhambra
Utility: SCE
Permit authority: City of Alhambra Building Division
View full guide →Arcadia
Utility: SCE
Permit authority: City of Arcadia Development Services Department, Building Services
View full guide →Azusa
Utility: Azusa Light & Water
Permit authority: Azusa Light & Water
View full guide →Baldwin Park
Utility: SCE
Permit authority: City of Baldwin Park Building & Safety Division
View full guide →Beverly Hills
Utility: SCE
Permit authority: City of Beverly Hills Development Services
View full guide →Burbank
Utility: BWP
Permit authority: City of Burbank Building & Safety Division
View full guide →Carson
Utility: SCE
Permit authority: City of Carson Community Development Department, Building and Safety Division
View full guide →Cerritos
Utility: SCE
Permit authority: City of Cerritos Department of Community Development
View full guide →City of Industry
Utility: SCE
Permit authority: Los Angeles County (contracted)
View full guide →Covina
Utility: SCE
Permit authority: City of Covina Building & Safety Division
View full guide →Culver City
Utility: SCE
Permit authority: City of Culver City Building Safety Division
View full guide →Diamond Bar
Utility: SCE
Permit authority: City of Diamond Bar Building and Safety Division
View full guide →Downey
Utility: SCE
Permit authority: City of Downey Building & Safety Division
View full guide →Duarte
Utility: SCE
Permit authority: City of Duarte Building & Safety Division (contracted to Charles Abbott Associates)
View full guide →El Monte
Utility: SCE
Permit authority: City of El Monte Building & Safety Division
View full guide →Gardena
Utility: SCE
Permit authority: City of Gardena Building Division
View full guide →Glendale
Utility: GWP
Permit authority: City of Glendale Building & Safety, in coordination with Glendale Water and Power
View full guide →Glendora
Utility: SCE
Permit authority: City of Glendora Building and Safety Division
View full guide →Hawthorne
Utility: SCE
Permit authority: City of Hawthorne Building & Safety Division
View full guide →Hermosa Beach
Utility: SCE
Permit authority: City of Hermosa Beach Community Development Department
View full guide →Inglewood
Utility: SCE
Permit authority: City of Inglewood Economic and Community Development Department, Building Safety Division
View full guide →La Verne
Utility: SCE
Permit authority: City of La Verne Building Department
View full guide →Lakewood
Utility: SCE
Permit authority: City of Lakewood Building & Safety Division
View full guide →Los Angeles
Utility: LADWP
Permit authority: Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS)
View full guide →Malibu
Utility: SCE
Permit authority: City of Malibu Building Safety Division
View full guide →Manhattan Beach
Utility: SCE
Permit authority: City of Manhattan Beach Building and Safety Division
View full guide →Monrovia
Utility: SCE
Permit authority: City of Monrovia Building Division
View full guide →Monterey Park
Utility: SCE
Permit authority: City of Monterey Park Building and Safety Division
View full guide →Pasadena
Utility: Pasadena Water and Power
Permit authority: City of Pasadena Department of Planning & Development issues the building permit; Pasadena Water and Power's interconnection approval is required first, before a building permit application can be submitted.
View full guide →Pico Rivera
Utility: SCE
Permit authority: City of Pico Rivera Community and Economic Development, Building Division
View full guide →Pomona
Utility: SCE
Permit authority: City of Pomona Building and Safety Division
View full guide →Redondo Beach
Utility: SCE
Permit authority: City of Redondo Beach Building and Safety Division
View full guide →Rosemead
Utility: SCE
Permit authority: City of Rosemead Building Division
View full guide →San Dimas
Utility: SCE
Permit authority: City of San Dimas Building and Safety Division
View full guide →San Gabriel
Utility: SCE
Permit authority: City of San Gabriel Building & Safety Division
View full guide →Santa Monica
Utility: SCE
Permit authority: City of Santa Monica Building and Safety Division
View full guide →Sierra Madre
Utility: SCE
Permit authority: City of Sierra Madre Planning & Community Preservation Department, Building Division
View full guide →South El Monte
Utility: SCE
Permit authority: City of South El Monte Building & Safety Division
View full guide →Temple City
Utility: SCE
Permit authority: City of Temple City Building & Safety Division
View full guide →Torrance
Utility: SCE
Permit authority: City of Torrance Building and Safety Division
View full guide →Walnut
Utility: SCE
Permit authority: City of Walnut Building & Safety Division
View full guide →West Covina
Utility: SCE
Permit authority: City of West Covina Building Division
View full guide →West Hollywood
Utility: SCE
Permit authority: City of West Hollywood Building and Safety Division
View full guide →Whittier
Utility: SCE
Permit authority: City of Whittier Building Safety Division
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