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San Bruno Solar Permit Guide

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) territory · San Mateo County

San Bruno Solar Permit Checklist
Printed from mygridpermit.com/california/san-bruno/solar-permit-guide/ · Last verified 2026-08-09 · City of San Bruno Building Division / PG&E · Verify current requirements before relying on this checklist. Programs and fees change.
✓ Last verified 2026-08-098 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 San Bruno Building Division and PG&E 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.

Permit timeline

Same-day review for eligible expedited-permit projects

No verified standard-path permit timeline is available.

The City's own Expedited Solar Permits page states that if permit fees are paid online via MyGovernmentOnline, 'the Permit will be issued online and can be downloaded from your account' immediately following payment, i.e. same-day/instant issuance for SolarAPP+-eligible projects.

Confidence: Medium (0.65)

Source(s): Expedited Solar Permits

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): SGIP - Statewide Announcements / About, 2026 Self-Generation Incentive Program Handbook, SGIP Program Metrics and Incentive Step Tracker

Permit fees

Not yet verified.

Rebates

Not yet verified.

Utility and generation supplier

Utility

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E)

Confidence: High (0.85)

Source(s): Energy and Utilities

Generation supplier

WestLight Energy (formerly Peninsula Clean Energy) - ECOplus (default) (Community Choice Aggregator)

San Bruno's own 'Energy and Utilities' page lists Peninsula Clean Energy (now WestLight Energy) as a 'Community-led electricity provider offering clean electricity at lower prices than PG&E,' though this specific page had not yet been updated to reflect the July 2026 rebrand at the time of access, and does not itself use the word 'default.' San Mateo County's CCA program enrolls all county jurisdictions' customers by default (opt-out model), consistent with the default-enrollment pattern independently confirmed via Burlingame's and Millbrae's own city pages this session.

Confidence: Medium (0.75)

Source(s): Energy and Utilities, WestLight Energy (Homepage) - 'Peninsula Clean Energy is now WestLight Energy'

Interconnection

https://www.pge.com/en/about/doing-business-with-pge/interconnections/net-energy-metering-program.html

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

Confidence: Medium (0.6)

Permit authority

City of San Bruno Building Division

Confidence: High (0.9)

Source(s): Expedited Solar Permits

Permit page: https://www.sanbruno.ca.gov/1116/Expedited-Solar-Permits

Required documents

  • SolarAPP+ Applicant Declaration (required when: always)
  • C&D (Construction & Demolition) Recycling Form (required when: always)
  • Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarms certification (required when: always)
  • Eligibility Checklist for Expedited Photovoltaic (required when: always)
  • SolarAPP+ approval number (required when: always)

Confidence: High (0.9)

Source(s): Expedited Solar Permits

Inspection steps

Not yet verified.

Eligibility constraints

  • Property types: residential
  • Max system size (AC): 38 kW
  • Max system size (DC): Not yet verified.
  • Max thermal capacity: Not yet verified.
  • Program/pathway: SolarAPP+ (residential roof-mounted PV, up to 38kW, with or without ESS)
  • Other conditions:
    • Projects exceeding 38kW, systems with EV chargers, multi-family installations, and commercial projects are ineligible for this expedited program

Confidence: High (0.9)

Source(s): Expedited Solar Permits

Official contacts

Confidence: High (0.85)

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Sources

Frequently Asked Questions

What utility serves solar customers in San Bruno, California?

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is the interconnection and distribution utility for San Bruno. The default electricity generation supplier is WestLight Energy (formerly Peninsula Clean Energy) - ECOplus (default), a Community Choice Aggregator (CCA), separate from Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E).

How long does an expedited-eligible residential solar permit take in San Bruno?

The City's own Expedited Solar Permits page states that if permit fees are paid online via MyGovernmentOnline, 'the Permit will be issued online and can be downloaded from your account' immediately following payment, i.e. same-day/instant issuance for SolarAPP+-eligible projects. No verified standard-path permit timeline is available.

What documents are required for a solar permit in San Bruno?

Commonly required documents include: SolarAPP+ Applicant Declaration; C&D (Construction & Demolition) Recycling Form; Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarms certification; Eligibility Checklist for Expedited Photovoltaic; SolarAPP+ approval number.

Who do I contact about solar permits in San Bruno?

City of San Bruno Building Division, phone 650-616-7074, email building@sanbruno.ca.gov.

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 San Bruno Building Division and PG&E before starting a project. Last verified 2026-08-09.

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