Data through September 2026 · updated 18 Oct 2026
1,669 solar permits were issued in the City of Sacramento, October 2024 through September 2026: about 834 a year and 4% of all permits. 1,158 solar permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 127% more than the 511 in the 12 months before. The busiest month is July. 95835 has the most, 220.
Permits issued each month, October 2024 through September 2026.
| Month | Permits |
|---|---|
| Oct 2024 | 49 |
| Nov 2024 | 43 |
| Dec 2024 | 31 |
| Jan 2025 | 43 |
| Feb 2025 | 37 |
| Mar 2025 | 33 |
| Apr 2025 | 39 |
| May 2025 | 35 |
| Jun 2025 | 43 |
| Jul 2025 | 60 |
| Aug 2025 | 57 |
| Sep 2025 | 41 |
| Oct 2025 | 63 |
| Nov 2025 | 83 |
| Dec 2025 | 83 |
| Jan 2026 | 48 |
| Feb 2026 | 43 |
| Mar 2026 | 39 |
| Apr 2026 | 82 |
| May 2026 | 68 |
| Jun 2026 | 134 |
| Jul 2026 | 205 |
| Aug 2026 | 160 |
| Sep 2026 | 150 |
By calendar month, 100 = an average month (the thin line). July is the busiest (191), March the quietest (52). A busy month at the permit counter usually means a longer wait for a contractor.
| Month | Index |
|---|---|
| January | 65 |
| February | 58 |
| March | 52 |
| April | 87 |
| May | 74 |
| June | 127 |
| July | 191 |
| August | 156 |
| September | 137 |
| October | 81 |
| November | 91 |
| December | 82 |
Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025, at least 12 months before the file ends.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025 | 511 |
| Finished | 82.4% |
| Expired | 16.6% |
The value written on the permit at application, from 1,659 permits with one. Not a quote and not the final bill.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Usual declared value | $26,540 |
| Middle half | $19,429–$36,667 |
Counted at the property's ZIP code. Share is the part of the city's 1,669 solar permits.
How the city filed these permits. We group its types into kinds of work; this is the split.
| Permit type | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Residential Web-Minor | 1,495 | 90% |
| Residential Minor | 97 | 6% |
| Commercial Web-Minor | 28 | 2% |
| Residential Housing Dept Permit | 14 | under 1% |
| Residential Addition | 11 | under 1% |
| Commercial Other Struct (non-bldg) | 8 | under 1% |
| Residential Remodel | 6 | under 1% |
| Commercial Minor | 4 | under 1% |
| Residential Housing-Minor | 2 | under 1% |
| Commercial Addition | 1 | under 1% |
The contractors named on the most solar permits in the City of Sacramento Building Division file, October 2024 through September 2026, with 5 or more each. Share is the part of all 1,669 solar permits; 97% of them name a contractor we can show. This is volume, not quality: more permits doesn't mean better work. Individuals' names, owner-builders and blanks are left out.
| Contractor | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ES Solar LLC | 220 | 13% |
| Freedom Forever Northern California LLC | 216 | 13% |
| Ilum Solar | 160 | 10% |
| Tesla Energy Operations Inc | 120 | 7% |
| North Valley LLC | 91 | 5% |
| Axia Solar Corp | 54 | 3% |
| Nanofy of California LLC | 52 | 3% |
| Jaj Roofing | 38 | 2% |
| Haven Energy Services Inc | 36 | 2% |
| Mars Home Solutions LLC | 35 | 2% |
HVAC (8,690)Plumbing (8,247)Electrical (6,413)Roofing (5,269)Remodels & repairs (3,378)New homes (1,791)ADUs & casitas (625)Additions (419)Pools & spas (302)Demolition (262)Garages, sheds & shade structures (260)
From our cross-city data studies: the same measure, read the same way, for every city we cover.
Solar permits for other places in Sacramento. Each permit office keeps its own file, so the numbers are not added together.
Sacramento County, CACitrus Heights, CAElk Grove, CARoseville, CA
Source: City of Sacramento Building Division, issued building permits (ArcGIS: BldgPermitIssued_Archive and BldgPermitIssued_CurrentYear), read 18 Oct 2026. We count permits issued October 2024 through September 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out.
Building permits the City of Sacramento issues inside city limits. Unincorporated Sacramento County (Arden-Arcade, Carmichael, Fair Oaks and similar places) has its own county permit office and its own pages on this site; Elk Grove, Citrus Heights, Folsom and Rancho Cordova run their own permit offices too. None of those are in this file.
Counts are permits, not jobs: one job can need several permits. Nobody paid to be on this page and nobody can. Sources and definitions →
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Contractor Records, "Solar permits in the City of Sacramento, CA", https://contractorrecords.com/sacramento/solar-permits, data through September 2026, from the City of Sacramento Community Development Department, Building Division building-permit records.Link to a table: By month · Season · How many get finished · Declared value · By ZIP code · Permit types · Most active contractors by permits filed.
Download the tables (CSV): Solar permits by month · Solar permits by calendar month (index) · Solar permits: finished share · Solar permits: declared value · Solar permits by ZIP code · Solar permits by permit type · Most active contractors by permits filed.