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Upland Solar Permit Guide

Southern California Edison (SCE) territory · San Bernardino County

Upland Solar Permit Checklist
Printed from mygridpermit.com/california/upland/solar-permit-guide/ · Last verified 2026-08-11 · City of Upland Building & Safety / SCE · Verify current requirements before relying on this checklist. Programs and fees change.
✓ Last verified 2026-08-1110 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 Upland Building & Safety and SCE 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.

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

  • Photovoltaic System (PV) 0-10 kVA: $450 (flat fee)

    Per the City's own Master Fee Schedule, effective January 13, 2026 (Building section).

  • Photovoltaic System (PV) 10.1-50 kVA: $770 (flat fee)

    Per the City's own Master Fee Schedule, effective January 13, 2026.

  • Photovoltaic System (PV) 50.1 kVA and greater: $1510 (flat fee)

    Per the City's own Master Fee Schedule, effective January 13, 2026.

Confidence: High (0.9)

Source(s): Master Fee Schedule, Effective January 13, 2026 (Building)

Rebates

Not yet verified.

Utility and generation supplier

Utility

Southern California Edison (SCE)

Confidence: High (0.9)

Source(s): Incorporated Cities and Counties Served by SCE

Generation supplier

Southern California Edison (SCE) (utility)

Western Community Energy (WCE), the only CCA ever formed to serve inland Southern California, deregistered with the CPUC and dissolved via Chapter 9 bankruptcy in 2021. Its own now-stale website (frozen since its original 2020 launch announcement) confirms its service area was limited to only six Riverside County cities (Norco, Perris, Wildomar, Jurupa Valley, Hemet, Eastvale) and never included any San Bernardino County city. No other CCA was found serving San Bernardino County in this dataset's research. SCE is recorded as both the distribution and generation utility.

Confidence: Medium (0.75)

Source(s): Western Community Energy (Homepage — stale, service area limited to 6 Riverside County cities)

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 session.

Confidence: Medium (0.6)

Permit authority

City of Upland Building & Safety

Confidence: High (0.9)

Source(s): Solar Permit Streamlining

Permit page: https://www.uplandca.gov/development_services/building_safety/solar_permit_streamlining.php

Required documents

Not yet verified.

Inspection steps

  • Call the Inspection Voicemail Line at (909) 931-4129 by 4:00pm the business day prior, providing project address, permit number, inspection type, AM/PM request, and contact info
  • Have the permit card and approved permit plans (downloadable via the CSS Portal) available at the job site
  • Inspections are conducted Monday-Thursday; to verify your inspection, call (909) 931-4110 the morning of the scheduled date

This is the City's general Building & Safety inspection scheduling process (the same page covers all building permit types, including solar); the City does not publish a separate, solar-specific inspection sequence.

Confidence: Medium (0.75)

Source(s): Inspection Scheduling

Eligibility constraints

  • Property types: residential, duplex
  • Max system size (AC): 38.4 kW
  • Max system size (DC): Not yet verified.
  • Max thermal capacity: Not yet verified.
  • Program/pathway: SolarAPP+ (single-family/duplex, under 38.4 kW) / CSS Portal (all other submissions)
  • Other conditions:
    • Single-family and duplex PV systems under 38.4 kW are eligible for SolarAPP+
    • Battery/energy storage systems may be included in a SolarAPP+ submission

Confidence: High (0.85)

Source(s): Solar Permit Streamlining

Official contacts

Confidence: High (0.85)

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Sources

Frequently Asked Questions

What utility serves solar customers in Upland, California?

Southern California Edison (SCE) is the interconnection and distribution utility for Upland. The default electricity generation supplier is Southern California Edison (SCE), a utility, separate from Southern California Edison (SCE).

Who do I contact about solar permits in Upland?

City of Upland Building & Safety, phone (909) 931-4100.

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 Upland Building & Safety and SCE before starting a project. Last verified 2026-08-11.

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