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Solar installations in Pima County, AZ

65,055 recorded installations in Pima 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
13.7%
of 475,378 homes
Installations
65,055
Total capacity
957.4 MW
Median price
$4.10/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
0%
lease / PPA

Severe-weather exposure: solar sites here have been matched to an average of 3 hail and 3.1 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 33,034 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 197% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.

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Top installers in Pima County

Growth

Installations by year

YearNewCumulative% homes
2005
3
600.01%
2006
7
670.01%
2007
11
780.02%
2008
130
2080.04%
2009
350
5580.12%
2010
777
1,3350.28%
2011
1,216
2,5510.54%
2012
1,152
3,7030.78%
2013
1,474
5,1771.09%
2014
2,351
7,5281.58%
2015
5,647
13,1752.77%
2016
3,939
17,1143.60%
2017
4,021
21,1354.45%
2018
4,634
25,7695.42%
2019
2,977
28,7466.05%
2020
3,256
32,0026.73%
2021
5,133
37,1357.81%
2022
7,884
45,0199.47%
2023
6,985
52,00410.94%
2024
4,640
56,64411.92%
2025
5,199
61,84313.01%
2026
142
61,98513.04%

Frequently asked questions

How many homes have solar in Pima County?

PanelCensus records 65,055 solar installations in Pima County, Arizona (957.4 MW of capacity) — about 13.7% of the county's 475,378 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 Pima County?

The median installed price for recorded systems in Pima County is $4.10/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 7.8 kW.

Who installs solar in Pima County?

The most active recorded installers in Pima County are Tesla, Titan Solar, Technicians For Sustainability.

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.