median interconnection-request-to-COD duration for US generation and storage projects completed in 2025; not a large-load service lead time
61 monthsobserved
| Value kind | observed — Reported measurements, counts, and specifications keep the precision and scope stated by their source; an exact specification is not treated as a range. |
|---|---|
| Scope | LBNL's Queued Up population is generation and storage. Do not use this duration as a national data-center or other large-load service schedule. |
| As of | 2026 |
| Source | LBNL, Queued Up: 2026 Edition (data through 2025) · Slide 51: 'The median duration from interconnection request (IR) to commercial operations date (COD) has trended up, but declined slightly in 2025: 61 mo. for projects completed in 2025'; executive summary: 61 months vs 36 (2015) and 22 (2008) |
| Review | checking…review by 2027-06-01 · standard cadence |
| Recorded changes | last 2026-10-19 · 4 revisions tracked |
| Claim id | median-interconnection-request-to-cod-for |
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