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Danville Solar Permit Guide
Your local requirements. The official sources. A clearer next step.
- Permit authority
- Town of Danville Building DivisionSource linked
- Electric utility
- Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)Source linked
- Local pathway
- Standard small residential rooftop solar energy system permittingProject-specific eligibility conditions apply.
- Review time
- Not yet verified.
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01 / Know your path
Two approvals.
One project.
A 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
Not yet verified.
Rebates on record
Rebates on record
Not yet verified.
Utility and generation supplier
Utility
Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)
Danville is a well-documented Contra Costa County city within PG&E's core Northern California service territory.
Sources & confidence
Generation supplier
MCE (Marin Clean Energy) (Community Choice Aggregator)
MCE's own service-area page confirms Danville as one of 16 Contra Costa County communities it serves (alongside Concord, El Cerrito, Hercules, Lafayette, Martinez, Moraga, Oakley, Pinole, Pittsburg, Pleasant Hill, Richmond, San Pablo, San Ramon, Walnut Creek, and unincorporated Contra Costa County). PG&E continues to deliver the power and provide billing/customer service.
Sources & confidence
Interconnection
https://www.pge.com/en/save-energy-and-money/rebates-and-incentives/nem.html
PG&E's own utility-wide Net Energy Metering (NEM) program page.
Inspection steps
- Request an inspection by calling (925) 314-3333 or via the online Citizen Self Service (CSS) portal at danville.ca.gov/CSS
- Request before 3:00 p.m. for next-business-day inspection; inspections can be scheduled up to 5 days in advance
- The following day's 2-hour inspection time windows are posted online after 5:00 p.m.
This is the Town's general Building Division inspection scheduling process (the same page covers all building permit types, including solar); the Town's page does not describe a separate, solar-specific inspection sequence.
Sources & confidence
Eligibility constraints
- Property types: residential
- Max system size (AC): Not yet verified.
- Max system size (DC): Not yet verified.
- Max thermal capacity: Not yet verified.
- Program/pathway: Standard small residential rooftop solar energy system permitting
- Other conditions:
- Systems must meet applicable health and safety standards imposed by the state, the Town of Danville, and the San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District
Sources & confidence
Official contacts
Official contacts
- Town of Danville Permit Technicians, phone: 925-314-3330, email: Building@danville.ca.gov, official website
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Official sources
Official sources
- Go Green, Town of Danville (government). Accessed 2026-08-08.
- Net Energy Metering (NEM), Pacific Gas & Electric (utility). Accessed 2026-08-08.
- Service Area, MCE (Marin Clean Energy) (other_official). Accessed 2026-08-08.
- About, Self-Generation Incentive Program (SGIP) (cpuc). Accessed 2026-08-09.
- Schedule an Inspection, Town of Danville (government). Accessed 2026-08-09.
- 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 Danville, California?
Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) is the interconnection and distribution utility for Danville. The default electricity generation supplier is MCE (Marin Clean Energy), a Community Choice Aggregator (CCA), separate from Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E).
What documents are required for a solar permit in Danville?
Commonly required documents include: Building Permit Application; Photo Voltaic System Checklist; Photo Voltaic Labeling documentation.
Who do I contact about solar permits in Danville?
Town of Danville Permit Technicians, phone 925-314-3330, email Building@danville.ca.gov.
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