Gridley Solar Permit Guide
Gridley Electric Utility territory · Butte County
Overview
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Battery/solar incentive program on record
No battery/storage incentive program is on record for this locality.
Permit fees
- Application Review Fee - Photovoltaic/Solar Electric Generating Facility Rated at 10 kW or Less: $160 (flat fee)
- Application Review Fee - Photovoltaic/Solar Electric Generating Facility Rated Higher than 10 kW: $320 (flat fee)
Rebates
Not yet verified.
Utility and generation supplier
Utility
Gridley Electric Utility
Generation supplier
Gridley Electric Utility (utility)
Gridley Electric Utility is a municipal utility; Pioneer Community Energy's own homepage (directly re-verified this session) describes its current service area as Placer/El Dorado county communities only and does not include any Butte County city. As a municipal utility, Gridley does not participate in a CCA the way IOU-served cities do — the city's own municipal utility is both the distribution and generation provider.
Interconnection
https://www.gridleyca.gov/180/Electric-Department
As a municipal utility, Gridley's own Electric Department interconnection process (Solar 2.0 Program) applies rather than a statewide IOU NEM program.
Required documents
- Application for Solar Installations in Gridley (required when: always)
- Gridley Interconnection Agreement (required when: always)
Inspection steps
- Gridley's building inspections are performed by the Butte County Department of Development Services Building Division
- Schedule an inspection through the Butte County Accela Public Portal; a user account linked to the permit is required
- Contact the Building Division at 530-552-3699 / dsbuilding@buttecounty.net for assistance with the Public Portal
This is Butte County's general Building Division inspection process (covers all permit types, including solar), since Gridley's own building inspections are performed by the County; the City does not publish a separate, solar-specific inspection sequence.
Eligibility constraints
- Property types: residential
- Max system size (AC): 1000 kW
- Max system size (DC): Not yet verified.
- Max thermal capacity: Not yet verified.
- Program/pathway: Solar 2.0 Program (customer-generator interconnection applied for on or after January 22, 2020)
- Other conditions:
- System must be solar, wind, or a hybrid electric system located behind the meter at the customer's premises
- Designed to offset up to 100% of the customer's annual kWh load, capped at 1,000kW
- A multi-register meter is installed at the customer's expense to separately track consumption and surplus generation
- Surplus generation is credited at a buyback rate of $0.045/kWh; customers who applied before January 22, 2020 remain on standard Net Energy Metering unless they choose to switch
Official contacts
- Gridley Electric Department, phone: 530-846-5698, email: electric@gridley.ca.us, official website
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Sources
- Electric Department, City of Gridley (government). Accessed 2026-08-09.
- Building Inspection Services, City of Gridley (government). Accessed 2026-08-09.
- Frequently Asked Questions - Electric Department (Solar 2.0 Program), City of Gridley (government). Accessed 2026-08-11.
- Inspections, Butte County (government). Accessed 2026-08-11.
Frequently Asked Questions
What utility serves solar customers in Gridley, California?
Gridley Electric Utility is the interconnection and distribution utility for Gridley. The default electricity generation supplier is Gridley Electric Utility, a utility, separate from Gridley Electric Utility.
What documents are required for a solar permit in Gridley?
Commonly required documents include: Application for Solar Installations in Gridley; Gridley Interconnection Agreement.
Who do I contact about solar permits in Gridley?
Gridley Electric Department, phone 530-846-5698, email electric@gridley.ca.us.
Related California cities
Other verified cities related to Gridley. See all cities on the California solar permit guide index.
- Paradise, Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)