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  • Solar permitting is the local or other authority's administrative and technical review process for proposed solar construction and electrical work before and after installation as required.

    GS-CONCEPT-090 · Policy · Source event as of December 17, 2025

  • A solar inspection is an examination by an authorized inspector to determine whether installed solar-related work complies with the applicable approved plans, codes, and local requirements.

    GS-CONCEPT-091 · Policy · Source event as of December 17, 2025

  • A renewable energy certificate is a uniquely tracked instrument representing specified non-power attributes associated with one megawatt-hour of eligible renewable electricity generation under an applicable tracking and program framework.

    GS-CONCEPT-096 · Policy · Source event as of March 5, 2024

  • A solar renewable energy certificate is a renewable energy certificate created from eligible solar electricity generation under a program that recognizes a solar-specific certificate class.

    GS-CONCEPT-097 · Policy · Source event as of March 5, 2024

  • Renewable energy certificate ownership is the legal or contractual entitlement to control, transfer, or retire the certificate attributes associated with eligible generation under the relevant agreement and tracking rules.

    GS-CONCEPT-098 · Policy · Source event as of March 5, 2024

  • A residential solar incentive is a program benefit tied to qualifying residential solar property, generation, participation, financing, or related activity under the program's current rules.

    GS-CONCEPT-099 · Policy · Source event as of May 15, 2026

  • Solar incentive eligibility is the determination that a specific applicant, property, project, expenditure, date, ownership arrangement, and required documentation satisfy a named program's controlling conditions.

    GS-CONCEPT-100 · Policy · Source event as of May 15, 2026

  • A solar building permit application is the City of San Diego's stated application process for a photovoltaic project under the applicable permit route.

    GS-CONCEPT-151 · Policy · Source event date unavailable

  • A solar electrical permit is the electrical or combination-permit path identified by San Diego IB-301 for qualifying photovoltaic work.

    GS-CONCEPT-152 · Policy · Source event date unavailable

  • Solar zoning review is the local review item San Diego IB-301 identifies for photovoltaic work in the specified zoning circumstances.

    GS-CONCEPT-153 · Policy · Source event date unavailable

  • Solar plan review is the City review of the plans and documentation required by the applicable photovoltaic permit route.

    GS-CONCEPT-154 · Policy · Source event date unavailable

  • A solar permit fee is a City of San Diego fee category associated with the applicable photovoltaic permit process.

    GS-CONCEPT-155 · Policy · Source event date unavailable

  • A solar ordinance is an editorial label here for City of San Diego municipal-code rules that govern photovoltaic facilities.

    GS-CONCEPT-156 · Policy · Source event date unavailable

  • Solar access ordinance is an editorial label here for California expedited-permitting rules for eligible small residential rooftop solar energy systems.

    GS-CONCEPT-157 · Policy · Source event as of January 1, 2020

  • A solar easement is a California written instrument authorized by Civil Code § 801.5 for specified solar-access purposes.

    GS-CONCEPT-158 · Policy · Source event as of January 1, 2022

  • An HOA solar restriction is a covenant, restriction, or condition affecting a solar-energy system under the scope of California Civil Code § 714.

    GS-CONCEPT-159 · Policy · Source event as of January 1, 2015

  • HOA solar approval is the qualifying-association application process addressed by California Civil Code § 714(e).

    GS-CONCEPT-160 · Policy · Source event as of January 1, 2015

  • Historic resource solar review is the City of San Diego process for development that may affect the historical resources covered by its regulations.

    GS-CONCEPT-161 · Policy · Source event date unavailable

  • A solar fire access pathway is a City of San Diego photovoltaic review topic identified in IB-301 as Fire Roof Access and Pathways.

    GS-CONCEPT-162 · Policy · Source event date unavailable

  • An adopted building code is the building-code edition and City changes that San Diego incorporates through its local code and adoption ordinance.

    GS-CONCEPT-163 · Policy · Source event as of April 22, 2026

  • An adopted electrical code is the electrical-code edition and City changes that San Diego incorporates through its local code and adoption ordinance.

    GS-CONCEPT-164 · Policy · Source event as of April 22, 2026

  • A solar contractor license is the current California CSLB licensing record relevant to a contractor's authorized solar work.

    GS-CONCEPT-165 · Policy · Source event date unavailable

  • A solar home-improvement contract is a California consumer contract governed by the current requirements in Business and Professions Code § 7159.

    GS-CONCEPT-166 · Policy · Source event as of January 1, 2026

  • A solar disclosure document is the California consumer disclosure artifact described in Business and Professions Code § 7169 for its stated solar-system transactions.

    GS-CONCEPT-167 · Policy · Source event as of January 1, 2022

  • A solar contract cancellation right is a California contract notice and cancellation rule under the applicable arms of Business and Professions Code § 7159.

    GS-CONCEPT-168 · Policy · Source event as of January 1, 2026

  • A solar consumer complaint is a California consumer report that may be directed to CSLB for contractor or home-improvement-salesperson matters under the published complaint materials.

    GS-CONCEPT-169 · Policy · Source event date unavailable

  • A solar scam warning sign is a general consumer caution about false solar claims described in the California Solar Consumer Protection Guide.

    GS-CONCEPT-170 · Policy · Source event as of October 2025

  • An incentive reservation is a program-status step in which an administrator may conditionally or confirmingly reserve funds after its review under the applicable incentive rules.

    GS-CONCEPT-171 · Policy · Source event as of June 17, 2026

  • An upfront solar incentive is an incentive calculated at or near installation under the qualifying program method, such as the SGIP EPBB pathway for specified new photovoltaic systems.

    GS-CONCEPT-172 · Policy · Source event as of June 17, 2026

  • A performance-based incentive is a program payment method tied to the measured or reported performance rules for the eligible technology class specified by that program.

    GS-CONCEPT-173 · Policy · Source event as of June 17, 2026

  • A property-tax solar exclusion is California's statutory appraisal treatment that excludes specified active solar-energy-system construction or additions from the term newly constructed.

    GS-CONCEPT-174 · Policy · Source event as of January 1, 2026

  • A sales-tax solar exemption is a jurisdiction-specific transaction-tax rule; New York's ST-776 describes one example for qualifying residential solar energy systems equipment.

    GS-CONCEPT-175 · Policy · Source event as of May 18, 2026

  • A solar PACE assessment is a property-assessed financing arrangement for which California requires a PACE Financing Estimate and Disclosure before the owner enters a PACE assessment contract.

    GS-CONCEPT-176 · Policy · Source event date unavailable

  • A solar-ready building code is a code requirement that preserves specified design capacity or features for future solar, distinct from a requirement to install photovoltaic equipment.

    GS-CONCEPT-177 · Policy · Source event as of July 15, 2026

  • Expedited solar permitting is California's statutory framework for local streamlined review of qualifying small residential rooftop solar energy systems.

    GS-CONCEPT-178 · Policy · Source event as of January 1, 2020

  • A solar permit checklist is a local agency's organized list of photovoltaic permit-process and submittal information for its stated project categories.

    GS-CONCEPT-179 · Policy · Source event date unavailable

  • A solar CEQA exemption is California's limited statutory environmental-review exemption for qualifying solar energy system projects under Public Resources Code section 21080.35.

    GS-CONCEPT-180 · Policy · Source event as of January 1, 2012

  • A solar land-use permit is a local discretionary permit or review that may be required when a proposed solar development's use, design feature, or location triggers the City of San Diego process.

    GS-CONCEPT-181 · Policy · Source event date unavailable

  • Interconnection approval is SDG&E's written Authorization Required to Operate before a generating facility operates in parallel with the distribution system under Electric Rule 21.

    GS-CONCEPT-182 · Policy · Source event as of August 29, 2023

  • Solar permit expiration is the local end of validity that can apply to a City of San Diego construction permit under the governing expiration provision.

    GS-CONCEPT-183 · Policy · Source event as of September 4, 2024

  • A solar permit amendment is a local construction-change process for modifying work after a City of San Diego building permit has been issued.

    GS-CONCEPT-184 · Policy · Source event as of August 30, 2012
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