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Your ADU Is Built. Now Wait a Year: SB 1196 and the Utility Connection Backlog
California ADU owners wait up to 9–12 months after construction for the utility hookup — a finished apartment with no power. SB 1196, signed Sept 2026 and effective Jan 1, 2027, orders the CPUC to set hard deadlines with penalties, and lets you file the hookup request alongside the building permit.