Solar permitting — Solano County, California
On file: local news, known opposition groups.
Flat Sacramento/San Francisco Bay Delta corridor with established wind and solar development history; Travis A. Permitting: CUP via Solano County Planning Commission; 50-ft setback. Track record: no prior utility-scale solar on recor…
Key driver: Flat Sacramento/San Francisco Bay Delta corridor with established wind and solar development history; Travis AFB proximity requires FAA notification and height/glare analysis but is manageable; development-friendly Board of Supervisors; PG&E interconnection with capacity available; proximity to Bay Area load center favorable for PPAs; economically receptive county makes this a solid secondary California solar market
Permitting process
Local permitting pathway
CUP via Solano County Planning Commission; Board of Supervisors final; CEQA standard review; FAA/Travis AFB notification for height restrictions
Setbacks & buffers
50 ft from property lines; additional setbacks from residences; Travis AFB notification zone may impose additional requirements
Spacing requirements
Not specified; case-by-case; Travis AFB aviation corridors
Size restrictions
No formal size restrictions; Travis AFB aviation corridors require project design accommodation
Penalties & bonding
Total: -5 | Permissive ordinance flag: -5
State-level permits & approvals
County zoning + CEQA review required; CEC siting jurisdiction for projects >50 MW on state/federal land; Coastal Commission review for coastal zone; DRECP DFAs streamline desert county permitting
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State policy & grid context
State RPS & clean energy policy
60% by 2030, 100% zero-carbon by 2045 | SB 100 (2018) + SB 1020 (2022) | Pub. Util. Code §399.11 et seq.
State incentive programs
Federal ITC eligible; California Self-Generation Incentive Program (SGIP) for storage; CA Renewables Portfolio Standard procurement; CPUC approved procurement programs
Grid & interconnection
CAISO — PG&E Balancing Authority
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Battery storage (BESS) P1 Standalone Ordinance
STANDALONE BESS ORDINANCE ADOPTED (2024) — Solano County: Moratorium on new battery storage development enacted January 2024 after 20-month process
BESS ordinances & bylaws
County-level battery-storage status, safety requirements, and projects — each linked to a primary source.
Community opposition P1
Organized opposition signals on record for this county — petitions, community groups, and oppositional coverage — each linked to its primary source.
- Solano Solar Cleaning LLC Solar
- Solano Solar Solutions (@SolanoSolarSolutions) Solar
- Solano County lifts BESS moratorium, updates ordinance Storage
- Board of Supervisors 8/6 — Petaluma Battery Storage Storage
- Solano County supervisors extend hold on permit for battery energy storage systems Storage
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Energy-related meetings & dockets P1
No tracked activity yet — coverage expands weekly.
State PSC dockets P1
No tracked activity yet — coverage expands weekly.
Local news P3
- 2026-09-02 Vacaville Battery Storage Project Final Public Hearing
- 2026-09-01 California Energy Commission To Hold Hearing On Corby Bess Project Tuesday
- 2026-08-28 All Hell Will Break Loose Ufc 250 Attack Plotters Also Planned To Ravage Bay Area Data Centers Fbi Says
- 2026-08-13 Renewable Energy Update
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