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Solar installations in Arizona

375,282 recorded installations — prices, growth by year, county breakdown and the installers doing the work.

Dataset updated . Sources: LBNL Tracking the Sun + city permit records + state programs + USGS/EIA utility-scale.

Homes with solar
11.9%
of 3,142,443 homes
Installations
375,282
Total capacity
6.6 GW
Median price
$4.20/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
28%
lease / PPA

Most active

Top installers in Arizona

#InstallerInstalls in AZ
1Tesla53,411
2Titan Solar40,119
3Sunrun24,140
4Freedom Forever20,167
5Our World Energy15,773
6Elevation Solar9,572
7Sunvalley Solar Solutions7,512
8Fusion Power7,066
9Solar Topps5,562
10Sunsolar Solutions5,279
11American Solar Electric5,224
12Icon Power5,164
13Harmon Electric5,066
14Technicians For Sustainability4,921
15Tesla Energy4,671

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Growth

Installations by year

YearNewCumulative% homes
2005
108
2760.01%
2006
321
5970.02%
2007
406
1,0030.03%
2008
728
1,7310.06%
2009
3,155
4,8860.15%
2010
5,629
10,5150.34%
2011
6,402
16,9170.54%
2012
10,111
27,0280.86%
2013
12,159
39,1871.25%
2014
15,498
54,6851.74%
2015
19,538
74,2232.36%
2016
22,014
96,2373.06%
2017
25,095
121,3323.86%
2018
22,674
144,0064.58%
2019
20,728
164,7345.24%
2020
24,614
189,3486.03%
2021
35,853
225,2017.17%
2022
44,423
269,6248.58%
2023
43,685
313,3099.97%
2024
28,863
342,17210.89%
2025
26,863
369,03511.74%
2026
685
369,72011.77%

New installs per year and the running cumulative total, plus % of homes with solar (ACS housing units).

By county

Solar by county in Arizona

CountyInstalls% homesCapacityMedian $/W
Maricopa County223,96912.1%3.2 GW$4.31/W
Pima County65,05513.7%957.4 MW$4.10/W
Pinal County26,78814.9%506.7 MW$4.40/W
Yavapai County18,54214.9%203.9 MW$3.18/W
Yuma County15,70216.7%232.5 MW$3.90/W
Mohave County11,8959.9%349.6 MW$3.57/W
Cochise County3,2995.6%144.8 MW$4.30/W
Coconino County2,7503.9%26.8 MW$3.39/W
Gila County2,0226.2%43.3 MW$3.68/W
Santa Cruz County1,96610.3%171.3 MW$4.40/W
Navajo County1,5372.7%15.5 MW$3.90/W
La Paz County5914.3%49.2 MW$3.39/W
Graham County1210.87%149.0 MW$5.60/W
Apache County740.26%138.3 MW$6.35/W
Greenlee County160.36%105 kW$6.67/W

Counties derived from installation ZIP codes (Census ZCTA crosswalk) — approximate at boundaries. Counties marked limited have under 10 recorded installs, so their medians and penetration are indicative only. % homes = recorded installs ÷ housing units (U.S. Census ACS 5-Year, B25001).

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Hardware

Top solar equipment in Arizona

#Panel manufacturerSystems
1CSI Solar Co., Ltd.144
2SunPower120
3Yingli Energy (China)110
4Trina Solar89
5MISSION SOLAR ENERGY LLC75
6Suntech Power65
7Qcells North America64
8Kyocera Solar63
#Inverter manufacturerSystems
1SMA America227
2Tesla216
3SolarEdge182
4PV Powered136
5Fronius USA127
6SolarEdge Technologies Ltd.126

From recorded equipment on Arizona systems (Tracking the Sun + state/permit data); counts are systems where the manufacturer is known.

Developers

Top solar developers in Arizona

#DeveloperSystems
1ONEWORLDENERGY LLC2,694
2FREEDOM FOREVER ARIZONA LLC1,171
3INTY SOLAR LLC881
4VECTOR ENERGY, LLC734
5CAPITAL ENERGY LLC731
6AMOS J ROBINSON DBA HAVASU SOLAR ELECTRIC415
7ELEVATION SOLAR LLC338
8SUNSOLAR SOLUTIONS INC302

Developer/EPC named on the permit or program record — often the same firm as the installer.

Frequently asked questions

How many solar installations are there in Arizona?

PanelCensus records 375,282 solar installations in Arizona, totalling 6.6 GW of capacity — about 11.9% of the state's 3,142,443 housing units (U.S. Census ACS) — compiled from LBNL's Tracking the Sun, city permit records, state programs and USGS/EIA utility-scale data. (Coverage depends on what the state publishes, so actual totals are higher.)

How much does solar cost per watt in Arizona?

The median installed price across priced systems in Arizona is $4.20/W pre-incentive. Year-by-year medians are shown on this page.

Who are the biggest solar installers in Arizona?

Tesla has the most recorded installations in Arizona (53,411), followed by Titan Solar (40,119).