Commercial solar now waits six times longer to connect to the grid than in 2021

Median days from interconnection application to permission to operate, by year approved, for PG&E, SCE and SDG&E customers.

Median days from interconnection application to permission to operate, by customer sector and year of approval,
for PG&E, SCE, and SDG&E (2026 data through May 31). Residential solar (circle area is proportional to number of applications) has
stayed near or under a month except during the 2023 application rush ahead of the Net Billing Tariff, while non-residential
sectors have seen median times rise several-fold since 2022.

Source: SolarWAVE Action analysis of CPUC California DG Stats data. 2026 includes approvals through May 31.