Data through September 2026 · updated 20 Oct 2026
396 solar permits were issued in the City of Centennial, October 2024 through September 2026: about 198 a year and 3% of all permits. 122 solar permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 55% fewer than the 274 in the 12 months before. The busiest month is October. The usual one took 62 days from issue to the city's final. 80122 has the most, 107.
Permits issued each month, October 2024 through September 2026.
| Month | Permits |
|---|---|
| Oct 2024 | 37 |
| Nov 2024 | 21 |
| Dec 2024 | 24 |
| Jan 2025 | 20 |
| Feb 2025 | 13 |
| Mar 2025 | 19 |
| Apr 2025 | 19 |
| May 2025 | 21 |
| Jun 2025 | 20 |
| Jul 2025 | 30 |
| Aug 2025 | 27 |
| Sep 2025 | 23 |
| Oct 2025 | 21 |
| Nov 2025 | 8 |
| Dec 2025 | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 9 |
| Mar 2026 | 8 |
| Apr 2026 | 10 |
| May 2026 | 11 |
| Jun 2026 | 8 |
| Jul 2026 | 16 |
| Aug 2026 | 11 |
| Sep 2026 | 11 |
By calendar month, 100 = an average month (the thin line). October is the busiest (176), February the quietest (67). A busy month at the permit counter usually means a longer wait for a contractor.
| Month | Index |
|---|---|
| January | 73 |
| February | 67 |
| March | 82 |
| April | 88 |
| May | 97 |
| June | 85 |
| July | 139 |
| August | 115 |
| September | 103 |
| October | 176 |
| November | 88 |
| December | 88 |
Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025, at least 12 months before the file ends. Usual days is the middle permit among the 251 with a final date.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025 | 274 |
| Finished | 91.6% |
| Expired | 7.7% |
| Usual days, issue to final | 62 |
| Middle half, days | 36–106 |
The value written on the permit at application, from 396 permits with one. Not a quote and not the final bill.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Usual declared value | $13,634 |
| Middle half | $4,214–$24,688 |
Counted at the property's ZIP code. Share is the part of the city's 396 solar permits.
How the city filed these permits. We group its types into kinds of work; this is the split.
| Permit type | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Renewable Energy | 285 | 72% |
| Misc | 111 | 28% |
Remodels & repairs (3,071)Roofing (2,544)Plumbing (2,214)HVAC (1,992)Electrical (1,216)New homes (295)Fences & walls (283)Garages, sheds & shade structures (225)
From our cross-city data studies: the same measure, read the same way, for every city we cover.
Solar permits for other places in Denver and Boulder. Each permit office keeps its own file, so the numbers are not added together.
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Source: City of Centennial ArcGIS Server, EPL_Permit (EnerGov permit table), read 20 Oct 2026. We count permits issued October 2024 through September 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out.
Building, trade, fence and sign permits the City of Centennial issues inside the city limits only. Homes with a Centennial mailing address in unincorporated Arapahoe County, and the neighbouring cities of Greenwood Village, Littleton, Englewood, Lone Tree and Aurora, get their permits elsewhere and are not in this file.
Counts are permits, not jobs: one job can need several permits. Nobody paid to be on this page and nobody can. Sources and definitions →
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Contractor Records, "Solar permits in the City of Centennial, CO", https://contractorrecords.com/centennial/solar-permits, data through September 2026, from the City of Centennial Building Services building-permit records.Link to a table: By month · Season · Days to final · Declared value · By ZIP code · Permit types.
Download the tables (CSV): Solar permits by month · Solar permits by calendar month (index) · Solar permits: days to final · Solar permits: declared value · Solar permits by ZIP code · Solar permits by permit type.