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Daly City Solar Permit Guide
Your local requirements. The official sources. A clearer next step.
- Permit authority
- City of Daly City Building Division (Economic & Community Development)Source linked
- Electric utility
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E)Source linked
- Local pathway
- SolarAPP+ (residential roof-mounted PV, up to 38.4 kW AC, with or without paired ESS)Project-specific eligibility conditions apply.
- Review time
- Not yet verified.
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- 01Permit authorityCity of Daly City Building Division (Economic & Community Development)Authority sourced
- 02DocumentsChecklist includes conditional itemsConditions apply
- 03InspectionInspection guidance for Daly CitySteps sourced
- 04Utility & PTOPacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E)Utility path sourced
01 / Know your path
Two approvals.
One project.
Permit & inspection
City of Daly City Building Division (Economic & Community Development)
Local requirementsA local permit and utility permission to operate are different approvals. Check the local sequence and requirements below.
How to read this guide
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
California SGIP - current category and budget check required
New applications and waitlist applications for ratepayer-funded SGIP budgets closed on December 30, 2025. New AB 209 applications have a June 30, 2028 deadline. The 2026 SGIP rate table publishes $3.10/W for solar and $1.10/Wh for storage in applicable Residential Solar and Storage Equity categories. Household eligibility and live budget availability vary by category and program administrator; check the official Program Metrics tracker before relying on an incentive.
Status on file: unknown. Verify current status before relying on this.
Sources & confidence
02 / Prepare your application
What you need.
Sources & confidence
Permit fees
The page states a SolarAPP+ processing fee and separate City permitting fees apply, but no dollar amounts are given.
Not yet verified.
Rebates on record
Rebates on record
Not yet verified.
Utility and generation supplier
Utility
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E)
Some supporting official material could not be independently confirmed from the full source in GridPermit's latest review. Verify the current requirement with the authority before relying on it.
Sources & confidence
Generation supplier
WestLight Energy (formerly Peninsula Clean Energy) - ECOplus (default) (Community Choice Aggregator)
Daly City's City Council voted unanimously to join Peninsula Clean Energy (now WestLight Energy, following the July 2026 rebrand) in January 2016, per WestLight Energy's own community benefits summary for Daly City. Some supporting official material could not be independently confirmed from the full source in GridPermit's latest review. Verify the current requirement with the authority before relying on it.
Sources & confidence
Interconnection
PG&E's own Net Energy Metering (NEM) program page — a utility-wide fact already established for other PG&E-territory records in this dataset.
Inspection steps
- Contact the Building Division at 650-991-8061 (8am-5pm, Monday-Friday) to schedule inspections
Sources & confidence
Eligibility constraints
- Property types: residential
- Max system size (AC): 38.4 kW
- Max system size (DC): Not yet verified.
- Max thermal capacity: Not yet verified.
- Program/pathway: SolarAPP+ (residential roof-mounted PV, up to 38.4 kW AC, with or without paired ESS)
- Other conditions:
- Residential energy storage systems paired with solar are eligible under the same 38.4kW AC size restriction
- Projects with multiple batteries spaced less than 3 feet apart do not qualify and require standard plan review
- All electrical equipment must have the required working clearance per CEC Section 110.26
Sources & confidence
Official contacts
Official contacts
- City of Daly City Economic & Community Development / Building Division, phone: 650-991-8034, official website
- SGIP Program Administrator (PG&E territory), official website
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Official sources
Official sources
- 2021 Community Benefits Summary - Daly City, WestLight Energy (formerly Peninsula Clean Energy) (other_official). Accessed 2026-08-05.
- SolarApp, City of Daly City (government). Accessed 2026-08-05.
- PG&E's Electric Service Territory, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (utility). Accessed 2026-08-05.
- Net Energy Metering (NEM) Program, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (utility). Accessed 2026-08-05.
- SGIP - Statewide Announcements / About, Self-Generation Incentive Program (statewide administrator site) (program_administrator). Accessed 2026-08-01.
- SGIP - Contact, Self-Generation Incentive Program (statewide administrator site) (program_administrator). Accessed 2026-08-01.
- 2026 Self-Generation Incentive Program Handbook, Self-Generation Incentive Program Program Administrators (program_administrator). Accessed 2026-08-26.
- SGIP Program Metrics and Incentive Step Tracker, Self-Generation Incentive Program Program Administrators (program_administrator). Accessed 2026-08-26.
Frequently Asked Questions
What utility serves solar customers in Daly City, California?
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is the interconnection and distribution utility for Daly City. The default electricity generation supplier is WestLight Energy (formerly Peninsula Clean Energy) - ECOplus (default), a Community Choice Aggregator (CCA), separate from Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E).
What documents are required for a solar permit in Daly City?
Commonly required documents include: SolarAPP+ approval documents (downloaded after project submission); Proof of active Daly City business license at time of application.
Who do I contact about solar permits in Daly City?
City of Daly City Economic & Community Development / Building Division, phone 650-991-8034.
Related cities
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