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Solar installations in Maricopa County, AZ

223,969 recorded installations in Maricopa County, Arizona — capacity, prices 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
12.1%
of 1,850,862 homes
Installations
223,969
Total capacity
3.2 GW
Median price
$4.31/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
35%
lease / PPA

Severe-weather exposure: solar sites here have been matched to an average of 2.1 hail and 2.3 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).

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Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 125,832 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 178% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.

Most active

Top installers in Maricopa County

Growth

Installations by year

YearNewCumulative% homes
2005
67
1170.01%
2006
239
3560.02%
2007
295
6510.04%
2008
417
1,0680.06%
2009
1,852
2,9200.16%
2010
3,446
6,3660.34%
2011
3,648
10,0140.54%
2012
6,567
16,5810.90%
2013
7,828
24,4091.32%
2014
9,463
33,8721.83%
2015
10,045
43,9172.37%
2016
12,858
56,7753.07%
2017
15,645
72,4203.91%
2018
13,348
85,7684.63%
2019
13,451
99,2195.36%
2020
16,249
115,4686.24%
2021
22,658
138,1267.46%
2022
24,786
162,9128.80%
2023
25,428
188,34010.18%
2024
17,648
205,98811.13%
2025
16,842
222,83012.04%
2026
525
223,35512.07%

Frequently asked questions

How many homes have solar in Maricopa County?

PanelCensus records 223,969 solar installations in Maricopa County, Arizona (3.2 GW of capacity) — about 12.1% of the county's 1,850,862 housing units (U.S. Census ACS). Dataset coverage depends on Arizona's reporting programs, so the true total is higher.

How much does solar cost in Maricopa County?

The median installed price for recorded systems in Maricopa County is $4.31/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 8.2 kW.

Who installs solar in Maricopa County?

The most active recorded installers in Maricopa County are Tesla, Titan Solar, Sunrun.

County assignment is derived from installation ZIP codes via the Census 2020 ZCTA↔county crosswalk (primary county by land-area overlap) — approximate at county boundaries. Market penetration = recorded installations ÷ housing units (U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year, Table B25001); it undercounts where dataset coverage is partial. See methodology.