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Solar Permit Services & Pricing for Contractors
Complete solar permit packages start at $300, with design-only, permit-running, placard, and supported utility/NEM application services also available separately.
Pricing options
Choose the support that fits your project.
Complete Permit Package
For qualifying standard projects
Design Only
Use SPS for design-only support
Permit Running Only
Per run
Utility / NEM
For supported utility applications
Flexible by design
Use the full package—or only the services you need.
You do not have to change your entire workflow to work with SPS. Use us for a complete permit package, design only, permit running only, utility applications, or the combination that makes sense for your company.
Complete Solar Permit Packages Starting at $300*
Solar plan design, standard corrections, permit processing, approved-plan pickup when required, engraved placards, required warning labels, and overnight shipping.
Choose Only What You Need
Design only, permit running only, or utility-application processing can be used separately when you already have the rest covered.
What we handle
Solar permit services that fit the way your team works.
Solar Design Only
Already have permitting handled internally? Use SPS for solar permit plan design without purchasing permit-running services. We prepare the permit plan set and send it to your team for review.
Solar Permit Running & Permit Processing
Already have solar plans? SPS can submit the permit package, coordinate with the jurisdiction, monitor review activity, and manage applicable corrections and resubmittals within the agreed scope.
Plan-Check Corrections for SPS Plan Sets
For plan sets prepared by SPS, we coordinate applicable plan-check corrections and design revisions within the agreed scope. SPS does not revise plan sets prepared by another designer.
How it works
A straightforward process from submission to delivery.
Submit Your Solar Project
Send the project information through our online submission form and choose the services you need.
We Review the Project Information
If required information is missing or needs clarification, our team contacts you before design begins.
Solar Permit Plan Design
SPS prepares the solar permit plan set and sends it to you for contractor review and approval.
Permit Submittal and Jurisdiction Plan Check
After your approval, we submit the permit package and coordinate jurisdiction review, including applicable plan-check corrections and resubmittals.
Permit Approval, Placards & Delivery
Once approved, we prepare applicable engraved placards and warning labels, assemble the permit materials, and overnight the completed package.
Frequently asked questions
Solar permit service questions.
What is included in a solar permit package?
Qualifying standard packages include plan design, normal plan-check corrections within scope, permit processing, applicable placards and labels, approved-plan pickup when required, and overnight delivery.
Can I use SPS for solar design only?
Yes. SPS can prepare the solar permit plan set for your team to review and use in its own permitting process.
Can SPS run a permit if my plans are complete?
Yes. Permit-running and jurisdiction-coordination services can be ordered separately from design.
Does SPS handle plan-check corrections?
Yes—for plan sets prepared by SPS, we coordinate applicable plan-check corrections and resubmittals within the agreed scope. SPS does not revise plan sets prepared by another designer.
Does SPS process NEM and utility applications?
Yes, for supported Southern California utilities. Utility and NEM/interconnection work is separate from the standard permit package.
How long does solar permit approval take?
Design turnaround and jurisdiction approval are different timelines. SPS will explain the expected design timing, while approval timing depends on the reviewing jurisdiction and project requirements.
Does the $300 permit package include utility or NEM applications?
No. Utility, NEM, and interconnection application processing is separate from the standard permit package. Supported Southern California utility applications start at $60.
What types of projects may cost more than the $300 starting price?
Larger or more complex projects, commercial systems, ground mounts, battery-storage projects, service upgrades, engineering requirements, additional jurisdiction or agency submissions, extensive revisions, specialty equipment, and other expanded-scope work may require additional pricing. SPS confirms applicable scope and pricing before work begins.
Does Solar Permit Specialists work in jurisdictions outside California?
Yes. SPS has completed hundreds of projects outside California across approximately 15 states, and we can generally support solar permitting projects in most other states. Contact us with the project location and scope so we can confirm coverage and local requirements.
Built for changing volume
Add capacity without adding permanent overhead.
Use SPS for an occasional project or ongoing volume, for one service or a coordinated combination.
- Keep internal attention on sales and installation.
- Work directly with one experienced SPS team.
- Scale support as project volume changes.
Ready when you are
Have a project coming up?
Register and submit your first project, or contact us to talk through your workflow.
* Pricing & scope notes
Permit packages start at $300 for qualifying standard projects submitted through one permitting jurisdiction. Supported Southern California utility applications start at $60 and are priced separately. Larger or more complex projects, commercial work, ground mounts, battery systems, service upgrades, engineering, revisions outside normal scope, specialty equipment, and other expanded-scope work may require additional pricing. If a project requires a separate submission to an additional jurisdiction or agency, an additional processing fee may apply. Multiple departments or reviews that are part of one jurisdiction’s normal permit process are treated as one application process. SPS confirms applicable scope and pricing before work begins.