Followup: This article [1] and this website [2] contain some information about grid connection statistics by region. California grid connections approval time

Followup: This article [1] and this website [2] contain some information about grid connection statistics by region. California grid connections approval times are pushing 9 years, nearly doubling that of nearby western states. In comparison, Texas ERCOT operates on a connect and manage framework, which lets people buildout generation without stagegate approval, and then works out the interconnection issues in parallel or after the fact. ERCOT process is 18 to 30 months.[3] https://www.construction-physics.com/p/inside-the-interconnection-queue https://www.construction-physics.com/p/inside-the-interconne... https://www.interconnection.fyi/?market=CAISO https://www.interconnection.fyi/?market=CAISO https://www.ercot.com/files/docs/2024/10/30/0940-AM-ERCOT-Interconnection-Process-Generation-Entity-Winter-Weather-Preparedness-Fernandes.pdf https://www.ercot.com/files/docs/2024/10/30/0940-AM-ERCOT-In...