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Fillmore Solar Permit Guide

Southern California Edison (SCE) territory · Ventura County

Fillmore Solar Permit Checklist
Printed from mygridpermit.com/california/fillmore/solar-permit-guide/ · Last verified 2026-08-10 · City of Fillmore Building & Safety Department / SCE · Verify current requirements before relying on this checklist. Programs and fees change.
✓ Last verified 2026-08-108 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 Fillmore Building & Safety Department and SCE 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

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.

Confidence: High (0.9)

Source(s): About, 2026 Self-Generation Incentive Program Handbook, SGIP Program Metrics and Incentive Step Tracker

Permit fees

  • P.V. (photovoltaic) electrical permit fee: $130 (flat fee)

    Per the City of Fillmore's own 'Fee Schedule A' document (linked from the Building & Safety department page), which lists a handwritten 'P.V.' line item with an arrow pointing to '130.00' within the printed ELECTRICAL fee table (alongside other electrical permit fees like new service and temporary power pole). The amount is a handwritten update to the printed schedule rather than a typeset entry; no separate revision date is shown.

Confidence: Medium (0.55)

Source(s): Fee Schedule A

Rebates

Not yet verified.

Utility and generation supplier

Utility

Southern California Edison (SCE)

Confidence: High (0.85)

Source(s): Building & Safety

Generation supplier

Southern California Edison (SCE) (utility)

Clean Power Alliance's own homepage states it serves '38 communities across Los Angeles and Ventura counties' and names each one individually via its site's community directory; Fillmore is not among the named communities. No other Los Angeles/Ventura County CCA serving Fillmore was found, so Southern California Edison (SCE) is recorded as both the distribution and generation utility.

Confidence: Medium (0.75)

Source(s): Homepage (community directory listing all 38 CPA member communities)

Interconnection

https://www.sce.com/clean-energy-efficiency/solar-generating-your-own-power/billing-incentives/net-energy-metering

SCE's own Net Energy Metering (NEM) program page — a utility-wide fact already established for other SCE-territory records this dataset.

Confidence: Medium (0.6)

Permit authority

City of Fillmore Building & Safety Department

Confidence: Medium (0.75)

Source(s): Building & Safety

Permit page: https://www.fillmoreca.gov/165/Building-Safety

Required documents

Not yet verified.

Inspection steps

  • Call 805-524-1500, ext. 112 and leave a message requesting an inspection; the line is checked daily

This is the City's general Building & Safety inspection request process (the same page covers all building permit types, including solar); the City does not publish a separate, solar-specific inspection sequence.

Confidence: Medium (0.7)

Source(s): Inspection Request

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: Expedited Permitting for Small Residential Rooftop Solar Energy Systems (municipal code Ch. 5.45)

Confidence: Medium (0.5)

Source(s): Building & Safety

Official contacts

  • City of Fillmore Building & Safety Department, phone: 805-834-1084, official website

Confidence: Medium (0.7)

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Sources

Frequently Asked Questions

What utility serves solar customers in Fillmore, California?

Southern California Edison (SCE) is the interconnection and distribution utility for Fillmore. The default electricity generation supplier is Southern California Edison (SCE), a utility, separate from Southern California Edison (SCE).

Who do I contact about solar permits in Fillmore?

City of Fillmore Building & Safety Department, phone 805-834-1084.

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 Fillmore Building & Safety Department and SCE before starting a project. Last verified 2026-08-10.

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