Bay Area Permit Cost & Timelines

Permitting costs include (1) cost paid to your city or county and (2) our permit preparation fee:

    1. The cost of the permit varies by: (a) project valuation (labor + materials), (b) scope of work (e.g., NEMA vs. hardwired, addition of sub panel), (c) scope changes after initial submission
    2. We charge a flat $175 permit preparation fee due before we begin your permit application.

We are here to help you navigate all the complexities of permitting. Here are permit cost and timeline ranges across our projects this year to help you plan.

  • Permit costs represent min - max range charged by the city / town and do not include our flat permit preparation fee
  • Permitting timeline counts the time it takes from application submission to permit issuance
  • If your address is unincorporated or you live in a mobile home, your permit application is filed with the county

Incorporated Addresses

  1. Atherton: EV charger ~$152, 7 days
  2. Belmont: EV charger $192 - 239, 7 days / MPU ~$228
  3. Berkeley: EV charger ~$131, 7 days
  4. Burlingame: EV charger $104 - 151, 4 days / MPU ~$151
  5. Cupertino: EV charger ~$225, 13 days
  6. Daly City: EV charger ~$121, 22 days
  7. Dublin: EV charger ~$120, 3 days
  8. East Palo Alto: ~$178
  9. Foster City: $131 - 218, 13 days
  10. Fremont: $157 - 309, 16 days / MPU ~ $157, same day
  11. Half Moon Bay: ~$420, 5 days
  12. Hayward: EV charger ~$239, 20 days / MPU ~$239
  13. Hillsborough: EV charger ~$211, 4 days / MPU ~$369
  14. Livermore: EV charger ~$248, same day
  15. Los Altos: $83 - 158, 10 days
  16. Los Altos Hills: ~$121
  17. Los Gatos: EV charger ~$71, 5 days
  18. Menlo Park: EV charger $246 - 347, 21 days
  19. Milpitas: EV charger $277 - 346, 7 days
  20. Mountain View: $82 - 89, 22 days
  21. Newark: ~$290, 5 days
  22. Oakland: ~$223, 30 days
  23. Palo Alto: EV charger $335 - 508, 48 days
  24. Portola Valley: EV charger ~$154, 1 day
  25. Redwood City: EV charger $164 - 654, 15 days / MPU ~$328, 1 day
  26. Richmond: ~$336
  27. San Bruno: $116 - 260, 1 day
  28. San Carlos: EV charger $108 - 221, 4 days
  29. San Jose: $266 - 325 (if installing NEMA outlet), same day
  30. San Mateo: EV charger $208 - 519, 8 days / MPU ~$208, 18 days
  31. Santa Clara: EV charger $239 - 323, 13 days
  32. South San Francisco: EV charger $113 - 120, 9 days
  33. Sunnyvale: ~$180

Unincorporated Addresses or Mobile Homes

  1. Alameda County (incl. San Lorenzo): EV charger ~$318, 3 days
  2. San Mateo County: EV charger ~$401, 3 months / MPU ~$246, same day
  3. Santa Clara County: MPU ~$171, 2 days

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