Title 24 reports for Moreno Valley permits.
Moreno Valley wrote its own amendment to the 2025 Energy Code — the only Riverside County city on the CEC’s approved list — and it lands squarely on residential air-conditioner changeouts.
An AC changeout is an energy-code project here
Moreno Valley is on the California Energy Commission’s list of approved local ordinances exceeding the 2025 Energy Code — Ordinance 1030, approved 8/17/2026, codified at MVMC 8.30.020. It amends Title 24 Part 6 §150.2 for air-conditioner alterations, replacements and installations in existing single-family dwellings: verified airflow and fan efficacy, refrigerant charge verification, vented attic insulation to R-49 unless the existing is already R-38 or better, and air sealing of the accessible ceiling plane. Two documented off-ramps keep a straight air conditioner legal, and both are paperwork: a panel load calculation filed before permit, or a heat pump that would have to be 12,000 Btu/h larger. So an AC change-out here is a paperwork job, and several of those measures are HERS-verified.
The city’s own energy page still tells residents there is no current mandate to fully electrify and gas HVAC remains an option. Both are true: gas stays legal, the compliance package doesn’t. Every Moreno Valley ZIP is Climate Zone 10. The city says all permit types go in through its SimpliCITY portal, and the detached ADU checklist wants Title 24 energy calculations as signed sheets printed onto the plan sheets, merged into one PDF in the city’s sheet order. Part of the city is served by the city-owned Moreno Valley Electric Utility and part by SCE, which changes the PV interconnection path.
One thing that doesn’t change by city: my price and turnaround are flat statewide — $99 first report, $150 flat after, 24–48 hours on your first job. What differs city to city is what happens on the plan-check side before and after the CF1R lands in your permit set, which is what this page covers.
Prices
Flat fees, in writing before I start. No hourly, no bid package, no change-order games — the number on the quote is the number on the invoice.
Your first report with me
One per client, homes under 3,000 square feet. Full energy model, CF1R and CHEERS registration. It’s a test run — send one job and see how it goes.
Every model after the first
The standard rate once you’re a client — the second building, ADU plus main house, the next project that walks in. Back in 3 business days.
Over 3,000 square feet
Quoted from the plans before any work starts, same day.
24×36 plan-sheet set
Your CF1R laid out full size, matched to your drawing set. Comes back as a PDF you drop straight in.
Revisions
Two revisions included, plus questions any time. Past two I quote first, before I touch it.
Commercial / tenant improvement
Send the plans and you’ll have a flat quote back the same day. No deposit, no minimum.
One honest note
I’m not a licensed engineer or architect, and I don’t stamp drawings. On the CF1R I’m the documentation author — you stay the responsible designer. Nothing about your role on the job changes.
That’s on purpose. I’m not after your scope or your clients. I do one piece of the permit set — the piece that usually holds it up — and I do it fast.
Moreno Valley plan-check questions
If yours isn’t here, see the full FAQ or call and ask.
What review time does Moreno Valley publish?
Does the local ordinance apply to a plain air-conditioner replacement?
Does the project need HERS field verification?
Sometimes — typically for duct leakage, refrigerant charge, or certain heat-pump and quality-insulation measures. The CF1R lists exactly which measures need it, and I’ll flag it in the email so it isn’t a surprise at inspection. The field testing itself is done by a third-party HERS rater the owner or contractor hires; that’s outside what I do.
How fast do I get it back?
24 to 48 hours on your first job, three business days for everything after that — a date you can put on the schedule, not an estimate. If your permit deadline is tighter than that, say so in the notes; I’ll tell you honestly whether I can hit it before you commit.
Send your Moreno Valley plans.
Change-out or new ADU, the CF1R comes back with the compliance forms ready to print onto your plan sheets and merge into one SimpliCITY PDF.