Solar in Pomona
Pomona's solar permit page cites SB 379 and says the city runs an automated platform. The contractor files through SolarAPP+, which charges its own processing fee, and then applies in the city portal. A 2024 NREL list marked Pomona fully adopted. The Fiscal Year 2026-27 Master Fee Schedule / User Fee Study (May 21, 2026) prints two columns for residential rooftop photovoltaic of 0 to 15 kW: a current fee of $281.05 and a suggested fee of $450.00.
For an Energy Storage System the columns read $46.80 and $387.18. The study doesn't say which column the council adopted, so ask the Building and Safety Division which one applies on the date your permit is filed. It's at City Hall, 505 S. Garey Ave., 909-620-2311, open Monday to Thursday 7:30 to 6:00 and closed Friday. Pomona lies within Southern California Edison's area, with the City of Industry's utility touching the boundary.
Pomona's housing has a median construction year of 1967 (ACS, 2020-2024). A California home improvement contract can't take more up front than 10 percent of the price or $1,000, whichever is less, and after that no payment can run ahead of the work done or materials delivered. Ask your installer if it files through SolarAPP+, which Pomona fee column its quote used, and how its payment schedule follows the work.
What solar costs near Pomona
No installer has quoted us a Pomona 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 Pomona
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 Pomona
Sources for Pomona
- City solar permit page, Pomona Read Oct 23, 2026.
- FY 2026-27 Master Fee Schedule / User Fee Study (City of Pomona) Read Oct 23, 2026. Confirm with the source before you rely on it.
- Building Application & Forms, City of Pomona Read Oct 22, 2026.
- CSLB bulletin 20-22, solar contracts Read Oct 23, 2026.
- California Energy Commission Electric Load Serving Entities (IOU and POU) Confirm with the source before you rely on it.
- ACS 5-year B25034 Year Structure Built Confirm with the source before you rely on it.