As required by Senate Bill 379, selected cities and counties* within California are required to report to the Energy Commission annually on the number of solar permits and solar + storage permits they issued the previous year using an online, automated platform.
Disclaimer: The information contained in this table has been self-reported by cities and counties within California and the CEC does not certify whether a jurisdiction's online, automated permitting platform complies with the requirements of SB 379.
| Name of Jurisdiction | Type | Estimated Population | Year Reported | PV Permits Issued | Online PV Permits Issued | PV + Storage Permits Issued | Online PV + Storage Permits Issued |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aliso Viejo | City | 52,222 | 2023 | 269 | 269 | - | - |
| Arcadia | City | 55,503 | 2023 | 155 | 48 | 41 | 16 |
| Benicia | City | 28,174 | 2023 | 189 | 55 | 47 | 33 |
| Butte | County | 207,000 | 2023 | 750 | 750 | 93 | 93 |
| Chino | City | 95,000 | 2023 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| Citrus Heights | City | 89,000 | 2023 | 91 | 91 | 17 | 17 |
| Concord | City | 124,074 | 2023 | 32 | 3 | 95 | 30 |
| Contra Costa | County | 1,160,000 | 2023 | 2,018 | 8 | 536 | 32 |
| Corcoran | City | 22,000 | 2023 | 64 | 64 | 42 | 42 |
| Dublin | City | 72,000 | 2023 | 695 | 79 | 151 | 61 |
| El Paso de Robles | City | 31,500 | 2023 | 360 | 360 | 79 | 79 |
| El Segundo | City | 17,000 | 2023 | 65 | 65 | 14 | 14 |
| Fortuna | City | 12,000 | 2023 | 60 | 16 | 4 | 3 |
| Fremont | City | 243,000 | 2023 | 1,680 | 73 | 343 | 78 |
| Fresno | City | 551,624 | 2023 | 2,087 | 30 | 2,310 | 253 |
| Gardena | City | 66,000 | 2023 | 44 | 1 | 11 | 10 |
| Glendale | City | 189,221 | 2023 | 106 | 64 | 22 | 10 |
| Hanford | City | 58,470 | 2022 | 1,313 | 500 | - | - |
| Hanford | City | 59,488 | 2023 | 994 | 910 | 269 | 269 |
| Hayward | City | 162,954 | 2023 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 20 |
| Hesperia | City | 100,000 | 2023 | 1,061 | - | 1,318 | - |
| Kern | County | 303,525 | 2023 | 2,571 | 5 | 771 | - |
| La Mesa | City | 60,000 | 2023 | 686 | 19 | 73 | 6 |
| Lake Forest | City | 87,127 | 2023 | 42 | 10 | 67 | 29 |
| Lakewood | City | 80,154 | 2023 | 41 | 15 | 58 | 44 |
| Madera | County | 72,459 | 2023 | 1,769 | 315 | 275 | 26 |
| Milpitas | City | 80,839 | 2023 | 344 | 4 | 88 | 21 |
| Modesto | City | 210,000 | 2023 | 526 | 283 | 109 | 52 |
| Mountain View | City | 83,601 | 2023 | 251 | 3 | 83 | 5 |
| Oakland | City | 440,981 | 2023 | 2,183 | 115 | 577 | - |
| Oakland | City | 439,483 | 2022 | 1,935 | - | 524 | - |
| Oceanside | City | 172,199 | 2023 | 2,084 | 2,077 | 2,230 | 2,223 |
| Ojai | City | 7,540 | 2023 | 93 | - | - | - |
| Palmdale | City | 100,000 | 2023 | 892 | 65 | 77 | 77 |
| Palo Alto | City | 67,901 | 2023 | 182 | 28 | 50 | - |
| Paradise | City | 9,017 | 2023 | 331 | - | 45 | - |
| Pasadena | City | 136,988 | 2023 | 79 | 16 | 9 | - |
| Rancho Cordova | City | 80,156 | 2022 | 760 | - | 23 | - |
| Rancho Cordova | City | 81,117 | 2023 | 722 | 13 | 23 | 1 |
| Redlands | City | 73,987 | 2023 | 670 | 1 | 71 | - |
| Redondo Beach | City | 71,500 | 2023 | 67 | - | 20 | - |
| Redwood City | City | 76,893 | 2022 | 221 | 221 | 45 | 45 |
| Redwood City | City | 76,893 | 2023 | 414 | 414 | 70 | 70 |
| Rio Vista | City | 10,000 | 2023 | 117 | - | 24 | - |
| Rosemead | City | 52,000 | 2023 | 185 | 185 | 27 | 27 |
| Roseville | City | 154,635 | 2023 | 374 | 9 | 13 | 4 |
| Sacramento | County | 603,090 | 2023 | 740 | 740 | 82 | 82 |
| San Carlos | City | 30,034 | 2023 | 100 | 20 | 62 | 13 |
| San Clemente | City | 60,000 | 2023 | 105 | 31 | 60 | 21 |
| San Jose | City | 971,233 | 2023 | 233 | 224 | 536 | 535 |
| San Mateo | City | 96,641 | 2023 | 44 | 4 | 29 | 15 |
| Santa Cruz | County | 264,370 | 2023 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| Santee | City | 60,037 | 2023 | 677 | 4 | 103 | 15 |
| Sebastopol | City | 7,700 | 2023 | 87 | 87 | 15 | 15 |
| Solano | County | 18,102 | 2023 | 40 | 1 | 40 | 3 |
| Sonoma | County | 479,826 | 2023 | 1,961 | 183 | 493 | 47 |
| Sonoma | County | 481,297 | 2022 | 1,485 | 142 | 438 | 41 |
| Stockton | City | 326,281 | 2023 | 2,476 | 988 | 748 | 353 |
| Sunnyvale | City | 152,258 | 2023 | 691 | 691 | 238 | 238 |
| Taft | City | 6,975 | 2023 | 110 | - | - | - |
| Tehachapi | City | 11,960 | 2023 | - | - | 1 | - |
| Tracy | City | 96,000 | 2023 | 141 | 119 | 19 | 14 |
| West Sacramento | City | 53,915 | 2023 | 410 | 3 | 182 | 5 |
*Selected cities and counties = non-exempt cities and counties. A city with a population of fewer than 5,000 and a county with a population of fewer than 150,000, including each city within that county, is exempt.
Last Updated: May 1, 2024