Title 24 for a Permit That Was Started Under the 2022 Code
A permit applied for under the 2022 Energy Code stays on it. The Energy Commission says the version effective when the project was permitted remains applicable, and a 2022 project must be rated by someone holding a 2022 or later certification. A new application dated 2026 or later falls under 2025.
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What stays on 2022
The Commission's Energy Code Compliance Program page says the version of code effective when the project was permitted remains the applicable version. For field verification, a 2022-compliant project must be rated to 2022 standards by someone with a 2022 or later certification.
The software follows the same date. The Commission's 2022 software page says permit applications between 1 January 2023 and 31 December 2025 must use approved 2022 software. When it was read in October 2026 it listed CBECC-Res 2022.3.2 SP1 as the public domain version. Two third-party versions, IES VE Title 24 2022 1.0 and Right-Energy Title 24 2022.2.0, were no longer usable for compliance as of 1 October 2023.
What moves you to 2025
- A new application after the permit expired with no construction (Section 10-103(d)1).
- A renewal filed after the 2025 code took effect, since Section 100.0(a)2 names renewals alongside applications; ask whether the department treats it as a new filing.
- A separate application for new scope on the same property.
Which of these an extension or reinstatement counts as is for the department, so ask how it dates each filing.
Revisions to a live 2022 permit
Section 10-103(a)2B requires amended plans and certificates after a change that may break compliance, but it does not name an edition, so ask the department which one it will review them against. Where the CF1R is registered, the revision is registered again and its revision number rises.
The date rule itself is on which energy code applies, and a lapsed permit is in expired permits. What moved between editions is in 2025 code changes, the field verification rename is in the ECC program, and revisions are in a permit revision after plan check. See our residential Title 24 reports.
Common Title 24 Questions
- What is Title 24?
- Do I need a Title 24 report?
- How much does a Title 24 report cost?
- How long does a Title 24 report take?
- What is included in a Title 24 report?
- What plans do I need to upload?
Frequently Asked Questions
The Commission ties the edition to when the project was permitted and describes no opt-in. Ask the department if you want to raise it.
If the 2022 CF1R requires field verification, yes. Raters on these projects hold a 2022 or later certification.
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