Which public records predict solar work?

Reroof permits, Solar interconnection applications, Agricultural solar conversions, Electrical panel upgrades. Deal Radar monitors each of these, scores it for CSLB C-46, and times the alert to when the work is actually bought rather than when the record was filed.

Does Deal Radar contact homeowners on my behalf?

No. Deal Radar never contacts a consumer on any channel. It alerts you and drafts the artifact you send yourself, and where the audience is a property owner the draft is a letter or postcard addressed to the property. Deal Radar does not hold owner names today.

CSLB C-46 · 30 mile service radius

Solar work is on public record before it is on the market.

The cluster effect: why your next ten installs are within 500 feet of your last.

California State License Board.

The short answer

What fires an alert for solar.

Deal Radar tracks 4 triggers for CSLB C-46. Each one names a public record, the point in that record's lifecycle where it becomes meaningful, how long after that point the work is actually bought, and who you would be contacting. The lead time is the part that matters: the same record is a different opportunity, on a different day, for a different trade.

Public recordWhen it firesWho you contact

Reroof permitsA permit to tear off and replace a roof, naming the roofing contractor.about 4 weeks after it is finalA new roof is a pre-qualified site with 25 years left on it.The property, by mailThe parcel's mailing address, so the artifact is an addressed letter, postcard or door hanger. No phone call, and no owner name until the county assessor roll is loaded.

Solar interconnection applicationsAn application to connect a solar array to the grid, filed before most local permits.the moment it is filedNeighbours sell neighbours: the next ten installs sit within 500 feet of the last.The surrounding blockNeighbouring parcels around a signal, for a door hanger or a flyer route. Addresses only: no names and no phone numbers are needed, or used.

Agricultural solar conversionsAn application to convert farmland to solar generation.the moment it is filedThe company on the filingThe licensee, applicant, or operator named on a public record.

Electrical panel upgradesA service panel upgrade, frequently the step before solar or an EV charger.the moment it is issuedThe property, by mailThe parcel's mailing address, so the artifact is an addressed letter, postcard or door hanger. No phone call, and no owner name until the county assessor roll is loaded.

The limits

What a permit does not tell you.

A record is a signal, not a sale. A filed permit means someone intends to do work. It does not tell you the package is unbought, that the budget survived, or that the schedule held. Deal Radar times alerts to when a trade is normally bought, which is a much better guess than the filing date, but it is still a guess about a live project.
Coverage is what we have ingested, not everything that exists. Every count on this site describes records Deal Radar has actually stored. Some agencies publish late, some publish badly, and some do not publish at all.
Nothing is sent automatically. Deal Radar drafts. A person on your team reviews and sends. That is a design decision, not a setting.
We do not contact consumers. Where the audience is a property owner, what Deal Radar resolves is a mailing address, so the artifact is an addressed letter, postcard or door hanger. No consumer calls, no consumer texts, on any plan. And today, no name either. Until the county assessor roll is loaded, a household-facing signal gives you the property and its address, not the owner of record. If you are buying this expecting phone numbers, it is the wrong tool and you should wait.

Weighing this against buying leads? We wrote the honest comparison, including where bought leads win:permit records vs purchased leads.

Markets

Solar coverage by market.

Solar in Placer County, CA37 permits tracked Solar in Sacramento County, CA442 permits tracked Solar in Yolo County, CA503 permits tracked

Expanding into Alameda County, Alpine County, Amador County, Butte County, Calaveras County, San Francisco County, Colusa County, Contra Costa County, Del Norte County, El Dorado County, Fresno County, Glenn County, Humboldt County, Imperial County, Inyo County, Kern County, Kings County, Lake County, Lassen County, Los Angeles County, Madera County, Marin County, Mariposa County, Mendocino County, Merced County, Modoc County, Mono County, Monterey County, Napa County, Nevada County, Orange County, Plumas County, Riverside County, San Benito County, San Bernardino County, San Diego County, San Joaquin County, San Luis Obispo County, San Mateo County, Santa Barbara County, Santa Clara County, Santa Cruz County, Shasta County, Sierra County, Siskiyou County, Solano County, Sonoma County, Stanislaus County, Sutter County, Tehama County, Trinity County, Tulare County, Tuolumne County, Ventura County, Yuba County. Those pages exist and are honest about carrying no numbers yet.

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