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Solar installations in Pinal County, AZ

26,788 recorded installations in Pinal 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
14.9%
of 179,861 homes
Installations
26,788
Total capacity
506.7 MW
Median price
$4.40/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
35%
lease / PPA

Severe-weather exposure: solar sites here have been matched to an average of 3.7 hail (1 severe) and 4.1 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 11,246 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 238% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.

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Growth

Installations by year

YearNewCumulative% homes
2005
6
80.00%
2006
13
210.01%
2007
19
400.02%
2008
33
730.04%
2009
108
1810.10%
2010
332
5130.28%
2011
324
8370.47%
2012
604
1,4410.80%
2013
959
2,4001.33%
2014
1,322
3,7222.07%
2015
1,475
5,1972.89%
2016
1,363
6,5603.65%
2017
1,775
8,3354.63%
2018
1,519
9,8545.48%
2019
1,380
11,2346.25%
2020
1,688
12,9227.18%
2021
3,287
16,2099.01%
2022
3,915
20,12411.19%
2023
3,482
23,60613.13%
2024
1,578
25,18414.00%
2025
1,548
26,73214.86%

Frequently asked questions

How many homes have solar in Pinal County?

PanelCensus records 26,788 solar installations in Pinal County, Arizona (506.7 MW of capacity) — about 14.9% of the county's 179,861 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 Pinal County?

The median installed price for recorded systems in Pinal County is $4.40/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 7.6 kW.

Who installs solar in Pinal County?

The most active recorded installers in Pinal County are Tesla, Titan Solar, Freedom Forever.

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.