Solar in Irvine
Irvine's online Building and Safety Services site handles plan check inquiries, permit inquiries and inspection requests without a logon. Its address is permits.cityofirvine.org. Inspections have to be booked before 4:00 pm on the day before the date you want, and changes after that cutoff go through (949) 724-6396. The electrical table in Schedule V of Council Resolution 24-41 (effective August 15, 2024) carries no separate solar line, so call the permit counter at (949) 724-6313 and ask what a system your size is charged.
According to the Energy Commission's territory layer, Southern California Edison serves Irvine. When you do sign, the state's home improvement rules allow three business days to cancel, or five days for a buyer who's 65 or older on a contract made since January 1, 2021, and the contractor must return what you paid within 10 days of your notice. Get the counter's figure first, so you can check the quote's permit line while that window is still open.
What solar costs near Irvine
No installer has quoted us a Irvine 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 Irvine
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 Irvine
Sources for Irvine
- City solar permit page, Irvine Read Oct 23, 2026. Third-party figure, not checked by us.
- Permits and Inspections, City of Irvine Read Oct 22, 2026.
- CC Resolution 24-41 Fee Schedule (City of Irvine) Read Oct 22, 2026. Confirm with the source before you rely on it.
- Online Permits Information (City of Irvine) Read Oct 23, 2026. Confirm with the source before you rely on it.
- B&P Code 7159 (leginfo) Read Oct 23, 2026.
- California Energy Commission Electric Load Serving Entities (IOU and POU) Confirm with the source before you rely on it.