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Suisun City Solar Permit Guide
Your local requirements. The official sources. A clearer next step.
- Permit authority
- Suisun City Building DepartmentSource linked
- Electric utility
- Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)Source linked
- Local pathway
- Standard solar permitting under the city's Renewable Energy-Solar ordinance (Chapter 18.60)Project-specific eligibility conditions apply.
- Review time
- 0–3 daysSee source scope and conditions below.
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Your permit path,
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This shows what GridPermit has verified for Suisun City. It does not show the status of a specific project.
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.
Permit timeline
0–3 days
Suisun City Municipal Code Section 15.04.390(F)(1): 'The building official shall issue a building permit or other nondiscretionary permit the same day for applications that meet the requirements of the approved checklist or within three business days for electronic applications after receipt of a complete application.'
Sources & confidence
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.
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02 / Prepare your application
What you need.
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Permit fees
Not yet verified.
Rebates on record
Rebates on record
Not yet verified.
Utility and generation supplier
Utility
Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)
Suisun City is a well-documented Solano County city within PG&E's core Northern California service territory.
Sources & confidence
Generation supplier
Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) (utility)
Suisun City is not among them, and no other CCA was found serving Solano County. PG&E is recorded as both the distribution and generation utility. 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.
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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 calling 707-421-7319 or through the online permit portal; scheduling is the responsibility of the permittee
- The inspection card must be on-site at the time of inspection
- No work beyond the point of each successive inspection may proceed without prior approval from the Building Division
This is the City's general Building Division inspection process (the same page covers all building permit types, including solar); the City does not publish a separate, solar-specific inspection sequence.
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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: Standard solar permitting under the city's Renewable Energy-Solar ordinance (Chapter 18.60)
- Other conditions:
- Applies to all zoning districts in the city except Open Space (OS)
- Solar panels and solar thermal tanks must be mounted no more than 10 inches from the roof surface
- Based on the city's latitude, fixed-angle solar panels should be mounted at a 31-32 degree angle to horizontal
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Official contacts
Official contacts
- Suisun City Building Department, official website
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Official sources
Official sources
- Building Department, Suisun City (government). Accessed 2026-08-08.
- Net Energy Metering (NEM), Pacific Gas & Electric (utility). Accessed 2026-08-08.
- About, Self-Generation Incentive Program (SGIP) (cpuc). Accessed 2026-08-09.
- Service Area, MCE (Marin Clean Energy) (other_official). Accessed 2026-08-10.
- Get a Building Permit, Suisun City (government). Accessed 2026-08-10.
- Section 15.04.390 - Residential solar projects (Suisun City Municipal Code, Title 15 - Buildings and Construction), City of Suisun City (via Municode official code host) (government). Accessed 2026-08-11.
- 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 Suisun City, California?
Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) is the interconnection and distribution utility for Suisun City. The same utility is also listed as the default electricity generation supplier.
How long does a residential solar permit take in Suisun City?
Suisun City Municipal Code Section 15.04.390(F)(1): 'The building official shall issue a building permit or other nondiscretionary permit the same day for applications that meet the requirements of the approved checklist or within three business days for electronic applications after receipt of a complete application.'
What documents are required for a solar permit in Suisun City?
Commonly required documents include: Checklist adopted by the Building Official, substantially conforming to the California Solar Permitting Guidebook.
Who do I contact about solar permits in Suisun City?
Suisun City Building Department.
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