Solar installation across the Sacramento region
Thirty-six cities and towns across six counties — each with its own utility, its own permitting authority and its own typical roof.
Why the city page matters
The Sacramento region is unusual: it is split between a community-owned utility, an investor-owned utility and two city-run municipal utilities, and they credit exported solar power in materially different ways. A quote that assumes the wrong one is wrong from the first line. Each page below states the utility, the permitting authority and the roof types we most often see.
SMUD
Sacramento County — a community-owned utility with its own solar rate structure, separate from the state’s investor-owned utilities.
PG&E
Placer, El Dorado, Yolo and Solano county communities — under California’s net billing tariff, where storage changes the maths.
Roseville Electric
The City of Roseville runs its own municipal utility with locally set interconnection rules and export credits.
Lodi Electric
Lodi likewise operates a municipal utility. Neither SMUD nor PG&E terms apply there.
Sacramento County
Sacramento
Utility: SMUD
Permits: City of Sacramento Community Development Department
Elk Grove
Utility: SMUD
Permits: City of Elk Grove Building Division
Folsom
Utility: SMUD
Permits: City of Folsom Community Development
Citrus Heights
Utility: SMUD
Permits: City of Citrus Heights Building Division
Carmichael
Utility: SMUD
Permits: Sacramento County Building Permits & Inspection
Rancho Cordova
Utility: SMUD
Permits: City of Rancho Cordova Building & Safety
Fair Oaks
Utility: SMUD
Permits: Sacramento County Building Permits & Inspection
Orangevale
Utility: SMUD
Permits: Sacramento County Building Permits & Inspection
Antelope
Utility: SMUD
Permits: Sacramento County Building Permits & Inspection
Arden-Arcade
Utility: SMUD
Permits: Sacramento County Building Permits & Inspection
Natomas
Utility: SMUD
Permits: City of Sacramento Community Development Department
Laguna
Utility: SMUD
Permits: City of Elk Grove Building Division
Galt
Utility: SMUD
Permits: City of Galt Building Division
Wilton
Utility: SMUD
Permits: Sacramento County Building Permits & Inspection
Gold River
Utility: SMUD
Permits: Sacramento County Building Permits & Inspection
Rosemont
Utility: SMUD
Permits: Sacramento County Building Permits & Inspection
Vineyard
Utility: SMUD
Permits: Sacramento County Building Permits & Inspection
North Highlands
Utility: SMUD
Permits: Sacramento County Building Permits & Inspection
Rio Linda
Utility: SMUD
Permits: Sacramento County Building Permits & Inspection
Placer County
Roseville
Utility: Roseville Electric Utility
Permits: City of Roseville Development Services
Rocklin
Utility: PG&E
Permits: City of Rocklin Building Division
Granite Bay
Utility: PG&E
Permits: Placer County Community Development Resource Agency
Lincoln
Utility: PG&E
Permits: City of Lincoln Building Division
Loomis
Utility: PG&E
Permits: Town of Loomis Building Department
Auburn
Utility: PG&E
Permits: City of Auburn Building Division
El Dorado County
El Dorado Hills
Utility: PG&E
Permits: El Dorado County Building Services
Cameron Park
Utility: PG&E
Permits: El Dorado County Building Services
Placerville
Utility: PG&E
Permits: City of Placerville Building Department
Yolo County
Davis
Utility: PG&E
Permits: City of Davis Building Division
West Sacramento
Utility: PG&E
Permits: City of West Sacramento Building Division
Woodland
Utility: PG&E
Permits: City of Woodland Community Development
Winters
Utility: PG&E
Permits: City of Winters Building Department
Solano County
Dixon
Utility: PG&E
Permits: City of Dixon Building Department
Vacaville
Utility: PG&E
Permits: City of Vacaville Community Development
Fairfield
Utility: PG&E
Permits: City of Fairfield Community Development
San Joaquin County
Lodi
Utility: Lodi Electric Utility
Permits: City of Lodi Community Development
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