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. Concord: EV charger $265, 2 days
  6. Cupertino: EV charger ~$225, 13 days
  7. Daly City: EV charger ~$121, 22 days
  8. Dublin: EV charger ~$120 - 125, 10 days
  9. East Palo Alto: ~$178
  10. Foster City: $131 - 287, 19 days
  11. Fremont: $157 - 309, 40 days / MPU ~ $157, same day
  12. Half Moon Bay: ~$420, 5 days
  13. Hayward: EV charger ~$239, 20 days / MPU ~$239
  14. Hillsborough: EV charger ~$208-210, 22 days / MPU ~$369, 7 days
  15. Livermore: EV charger ~$248 - 266, 5 days
  16. Los Altos: $83 - 158, 10 days
  17. Los Altos Hills: ~$121
  18. Los Gatos: EV charger ~$71, 5 days
  19. Menlo Park: EV charger $246 - 347, 21 days
  20. Millbrae: EV charger $372 - 522, 22 days
  21. Milpitas: EV charger $277 - 346, 7 days
  22. Mountain View: $82 - 89, 22 days
  23. Newark: ~$290, 5 days
  24. Oakland: ~$223, 30 days
  25. Palo Alto: EV charger $335 - 508, 19 days
  26. Portola Valley: EV charger ~$154, 1 day
  27. Redwood City: EV charger $164 - 654, 17 days / MPU ~$328, 1 day
  28. Richmond: ~$336
  29. San Bruno: $116 - 260, 1 day
  30. San Carlos: EV charger $108 - 221, 5 days
  31. San Jose: $266 - 325 (if installing NEMA outlet), same day
  32. San Mateo: EV charger $208 - 519, 8 days / MPU ~$208, 11 days
  33. Santa Clara: EV charger $239 - 323, 13 days
  34. South San Francisco: EV charger $113 - 120, 9 days
  35. Sunnyvale: ~$180
  36. Union City: EV charger ~$292

Unincorporated Addresses or Mobile Homes

  1. Alameda County (incl. San Lorenzo): EV charger ~$318, 3 days
  2. Contra Costa County (incl. Alamo, Hercules, Orinda): EV charger ~$136, 26 days
  3. San Mateo County: EV charger ~$401, 123 days / MPU ~$246, same day
  4. Santa Clara County: MPU ~$171, 2 days
  5. Santa Cruz County: EV charger ~$801, 135 days

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