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Fillmore Solar Permit Guide

Your local requirements. The official sources. A clearer next step.

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Southern California Edison (SCE)Source linked
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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.
Source healthLast verified 2026-08-108 official sources4 of 6 core facts verified
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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.

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Your permit path,
at a glance.

This shows what GridPermit has verified for Fillmore. It does not show the status of a specific project.

  1. 01Permit authorityCity of Fillmore Building & Safety DepartmentAuthority sourced
  2. 02DocumentsNo complete checklist on fileNot verified
  3. 03InspectionInspection guidance for FillmoreSteps sourced
  4. 04Utility & PTOSouthern California Edison (SCE)Utility path sourced

01 / Know your path

Two approvals.
One project.

Local authority

Permit & inspection

City of Fillmore Building & Safety Department

Local requirements
Electric utility

Interconnection & PTO

Southern California Edison (SCE)

Utility requirements

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

Confidence: High (0.9)

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

02 / Prepare your application

What you need.

Not yet verified.

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.

Sources & confidence

Confidence: Medium (0.55)

Source(s): Fee Schedule A

Rebates on record

Rebates on record

Not yet verified.

Utility and generation supplier

Utility

Southern California Edison (SCE)

Fillmore is confirmed to be within SCE's distribution service territory, per SCE's own published service-area description.

Sources & confidence

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.

Sources & confidence

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

Sources & confidence

Confidence: Medium (0.75)

Source(s): Building & Safety

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

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.

Sources & confidence

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)
Sources & confidence

Confidence: Medium (0.5)

Source(s): Building & Safety

Official contacts

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

Confidence: Medium (0.7)

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Official sources

Official 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 same utility is also listed as the default electricity generation supplier.

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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