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King City Solar Permit Guide
Your local requirements. The official sources. A clearer next step.
- Permit authority
- King City Building & Safety DepartmentSource linked
- Electric utility
- Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)Source linked
- Local pathway
- SolarApp+ automated 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.
Not yet verified.
Permit fees
- Solar Energy System Permit (Residential, up to 15 kW): $497 (flat fee)
Per King City's own Master Fee Schedule, effective 1/15/25. Additional $16.80 per kW above 15 kW.
Sources & confidence
Rebates on record
Rebates on record
Not yet verified.
Utility and generation supplier
Utility
Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)
King City is a well-documented Monterey County city within PG&E's core Northern California service territory.
Sources & confidence
Generation supplier
Central Coast Community Energy (3CE) (Community Choice Aggregator)
3CE's own official site confirms it serves Monterey County, which includes King City. PG&E continues to deliver the power and provide billing/customer service. 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
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
- Inspections may be requested by phone (831-385-3281), over the counter, by fax, or by email
- Inspections requested before 4 pm will normally be made the next day; inspections are performed 8 am-5 pm Monday through Thursday
- A special inspection fee may apply for requests outside these days/times
This is King City's general Building & Safety Department inspection scheduling process (the same page covers all building permit types, including solar); the City does not publish 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: SolarApp+ automated permitting
Sources & confidence
Official contacts
Official contacts
- King City Building & Safety Department, phone: 831-385-3281, official website
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Official sources
Official sources
- Building & Safety Department, King City (government). Accessed 2026-08-09.
- Net Energy Metering (NEM), Pacific Gas & Electric (utility). Accessed 2026-08-09.
- About Us — Service Area, Central Coast Community Energy (3CE) (other_official). Accessed 2026-08-09.
- About, Self-Generation Incentive Program (SGIP) (cpuc). Accessed 2026-08-09.
- King City Master Fee Schedule, Effective 1/15/25, King City (government). Accessed 2026-08-10.
- 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 King City, California?
Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) is the interconnection and distribution utility for King City. The default electricity generation supplier is Central Coast Community Energy (3CE), a Community Choice Aggregator (CCA), separate from Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E).
Who do I contact about solar permits in King City?
King City Building & Safety Department, phone 831-385-3281.
Related cities
Related cities
Other verified cities related to King City. See all cities on the California solar permit guide index.
- Carmel-by-the-Sea, Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)
- Gonzales, Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)
- Marina, Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)
- Monterey, Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)
- Pacific Grove, Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)
- Salinas, Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)