Cost snapshot
Quick cost bands for your project type — hillside premiums, PV permit complexity, and HOA review estimates built in.
Free tools built for PV homeowners — cost estimates, ADU feasibility, permit guidance, and project readiness, all calibrated to local conditions.
Available tools
Each tool reflects Peninsula-specific defaults — not generic LA or statewide averages.
Quick cost bands for your project type — hillside premiums, PV permit complexity, and HOA review estimates built in.
Quick ADU feasibility for PV lots — lot size and existing floor area factored into your city's ADU rules.
Eight quick questions on budget clarity, site access, HOA status and design decisions — see how ready your project actually is.
Find the right contractor archetype for your PV project before the first bid.
Estimate permit difficulty for RPV, PVE, and Rolling Hills by project type.
Cost snapshot
Calibrated PV cost bands — includes terrain factor and HOA review estimates.
Schedule
How long a Peninsula project takes end to end, including city and HOA review time.
ADU feasibility
Quick ADU feasibility for PV lots based on lot size and existing floor area.
Permit scoring
Estimate permit difficulty for RPV, PVE, and Rolling Hills by project type.
Contractor match
Find the right contractor archetype for your PV project before the first bid.
Tool FAQ
No. All cost outputs are non-binding illustrative ranges with visible assumptions. They are not contractor estimates.
It flags which project types typically require PV Estates or Rolling Hills architectural committee review, as general educational context — a helpful starting point alongside your own CC&Rs and HOA.
It is a planning aid, not an inspection. It works from what you tell us about your scope, your city, and your lot, and returns the steps a Peninsula project of that size usually needs — educational context, not an engineering opinion.
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