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# Commercial Solar Permits in Austin & Chicago: 2026 statistics from 30 public records

**The most common work type is Rooftop solar: 12 of 30 records (40.0%) (as of 2026-11-04; source: City of Austin and City of Chicago open-data building permits (commercial work only)).**

Data as of 2026-11-04 · Compiled by Zalwin from City of Austin and City of Chicago open-data building permits (commercial work only) Copy citation

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## Key findings

- Zalwin's SolarPermitPulse dataset holds 30 SolarPermitPulse records dated 2026-07-07 to 2026-11-02 (as of 2026-11-04; source: City of Austin and City of Chicago open-data building permits (commercial work only)). [#](#finding-1)
- The most common work type is Rooftop solar: 12 of 30 records (40.0%) (as of 2026-11-04; source: City of Austin and City of Chicago open-data building permits (commercial work only)). [#](#finding-2)
- 10 of 30 records (33.3%) are dated within the 30 days before 2026-11-04 (source: City of Austin and City of Chicago open-data building permits (commercial work only)). [#](#finding-3)

## SolarPermitPulse records by work type

| Group | Records | Share | Total job value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rooftop solar | 12 | 40.0% | $1,407,979 |
| Solar PV | 10 | 33.3% | $500,001 |
| Solar plus battery storage | 8 | 26.7% | $4,145,359 |

## Methodology and data provenance

- Sample: 30 public records dated 2026-07-07 to 2026-11-02; illustrative samples excluded.

- Source: City of Austin and City of Chicago open-data building permits (commercial work only). Refreshed automatically about every 12 hours; figures above are as of 2026-11-04.

- Shares are of all records in the dataset; totals and medians use only records with a stated job value.

- Organization-level data only. Informational; verify individual records at the official source.

### Cite this study

Zalwin Research, "SolarPermitPulse statistics" (data as of 2026-11-04), https://zalwin.com/research/solarpermitpulse

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