Solar in Fontana
Fontana's Solar PV Permit with SolarAPP+ page lets an installer with a CSLB license run eligible residential PV through SolarAPP+ for automated code review, at a $25 processing fee, and then pay the city's permit fees in the Build Fontana portal. Work that isn't eligible goes into Build Fontana directly, and the Photovoltaic (Solar) Systems page offers PV submittal packets as the other route. The city's Listing of City Fees, Charges & Rates as of January 1, 2026 prints a photovoltaic line for multi-family only, $105.00 for the first 1,000 sq ft, so ask Building & Safety what a single-family system is charged.
The department is at 8353 Sierra Avenue, (909) 350-7640, open Monday to Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and closed every Friday, and only the signing contractor or the owner can sign for a permit. Fontana takes inspection requests at build.fontanaca.gov or on the voice-response line, (909) 350-7693, at least one day ahead, and they run Monday through Thursday only. A 180-day gap between inspections voids the permit. Fontana shows up as Southern California Edison territory on California's utility map.
Berkeley Lab put the median installed price of host-owned residential PV installed in California in 2025 at about $3.3 per watt before incentives. Get the installer's price per watt in writing, and check whether the quote includes the $25 SolarAPP+ fee.
What solar costs near Fontana
No installer has quoted us a Fontana job, so this page gives no city price. The California page lists the estimates with what solar installers are paid ($30.42 an hour in the BLS wage data, which is pay, not price) and the utility application fees. How we estimate costs.
Licenses and permits for solar in Fontana
In California a solar system goes on a house under a CSLB license: A, B, C-10 Electrical or C-46 Solar. Under Gov. Code 65850.5 the city or county approves a residential solar permit administratively, and under Gov. Code 66015 its fee is capped at $450 plus $15 per kW above 15 kW unless it adopts a written finding. The utility's interconnection application comes on top of the permit.
Solar jobs in Fontana
Sources for Fontana
- City solar permit page, Fontana Read Oct 23, 2026.
- Listing of City Fees, Charges & Rates as of January 1, 2026 (City of Fontana) Read Oct 23, 2026.
- Permits (City of Fontana Building & Safety) Read Oct 23, 2026. Confirm with the source before you rely on it.
- Solar PV Permit with SolarAPP+ (City of Fontana) Read Oct 23, 2026. Confirm with the source before you rely on it.
- Schedule an Inspection, City of Fontana Read Oct 22, 2026.
- LBNL Distributed Solar & Storage 2026 Data Update (slide 37) Read Oct 23, 2026. Confirm with the source before you rely on it.
- California Energy Commission Electric Load Serving Entities (IOU and POU) Confirm with the source before you rely on it.