CSLB C-46 · 30 mile service radius

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

59 solar jobs hit the public record in the Sacramento area in the last 30 days, counted with the same rules that build a customer's alerts.

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

Licensed by the California State License Board (CSLB C-46).

Get solar alerts, $99/mo Free county check
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 record When it fires Who you contact
Reroof permits A permit to tear off and replace a roof, naming the roofing contractor. about 4 weeks after it is final A new roof is a pre-qualified site with 25 years left on it. The property, by mail The 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 applications An application to connect a solar array to the grid, filed before most local permits. the moment it is filed Neighbours sell neighbours: the next ten installs sit within 500 feet of the last. The surrounding block Neighbouring 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 conversions An application to convert farmland to solar generation. the moment it is filed The company on the filing The licensee, applicant, or operator named on a public record.
Electrical panel upgrades A service panel upgrade, frequently the step before solar or an EV charger. the moment it is issued The property, by mail The 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, CA 108 permits tracked Solar in Sacramento County, CA 935 permits tracked Solar in San Joaquin County, CA 389 permits tracked Solar in Yolo County, CA 1,458 permits tracked

54 more California counties have pages that are honest about carrying no numbers yet. See every county.

Start monitoring

See the solar signals in your radius.

Point Deal Radar at your service area.

Pick CSLB C-46 and a 30 mile radius at sign-up and the feed is filtered to the records that predict your work, timed to when your trade is normally bought. $99 a month, one market included, cancel from Settings.

Start monitoring, $99/mo

Greater Sacramento is the market open for subscription today: Sacramento and Yolo county records, plus Stockton and Manteca permits in San Joaquin County. Request another county.

Other trades

The same records, read differently.

Landscaping C-27 · 8 triggers Concrete C-8 · 5 triggers Earthwork and Paving C-12 · 4 triggers Roofing C-39 · 5 triggers HVAC C-20 · 5 triggers Plumbing C-36 · 5 triggers Swimming Pool C-53 · 2 triggers General Building B · 6 triggers Pressure Washing 3 triggers Junk Hauling 2 triggers Moving Services 2 triggers Mold Remediation 1 trigger Water Damage Restoration 2 triggers Commercial Cleaning 3 triggers House Cleaning 1 trigger Window Cleaning 2 triggers Carpet Cleaning 1 trigger Pest Control 2 triggers Appliance Repair 1 trigger Locksmith 2 triggers Dumpster Rental 3 triggers Handyman Services 1 trigger Gutter Services 3 triggers Electrical C-10 · 6 triggers