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Contractors tell Fire Commission San Francisco battery-permit reviews are taking weeks
Summary
Two local contractors told the Fire Commission that San Francisco’s permitting process routes residential battery projects over 20 kWh into commercial-style reviews, creating 10–12 week review times and higher costs; speakers asked the department to accept email-based approvals for systems that meet current code.
Contractors told the San Francisco Fire Commission on Dec. 11 that the department’s interpretation of its permitting rules is slowing residential battery energy storage projects and increasing costs for homeowners.
Eric Skunkberg, identified in the meeting as director of engineering for a local solar and storage contractor, said the department’s administrative bulletin (Fire Administrative Bulletin 5.12) has a 20 kilowatt-hour threshold that routes larger residential systems into a commercial-style…
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