Solar installations in Santa Cruz County, AZ
1,961 recorded installations in Santa Cruz County, Arizona — capacity, prices and the installers doing the work.
At a glance
Santa Cruz County, Arizona has 1,961 recorded solar installations totalling 31.7 MW of capacity — the 10th-highest count among the 15 Arizona counties with records, and under 1% of the state total. That is about 10.3% of the county's 18,997 housing units, against 11.8% statewide. The median installed price is $4.40/W before incentives, roughly in line with the Arizona median of $4.20/W.
Dataset updated . Sources: LBNL Tracking the Sun + city permit records + state programs + USGS/EIA utility-scale.
Severe-weather exposure: solar sites here have been matched to an average of 6.6 hail and 7.6 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).
Search every recorded installation in Santa Cruz County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check: Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 412 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 476% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.
Most active
Top installers in Santa Cruz County
| # | Installer | Installs here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tesla | 359 |
| 2 | Our World Energy | 244 |
| 3 | Freedom Forever | 137 |
| 4 | Tesla Energy | 102 |
| 5 | Titan Solar | 90 |
| 6 | Solar Gain | 63 |
| 7 | Solar Store | 47 |
| 8 | Saguaro Solar Electric | 46 |
| 9 | Inty Solar | 38 |
| 10 | Net Zero Solar | 38 |
Growth
Installations by year
How does Santa Cruz County compare with the rest of Arizona?
The median recorded system in Santa Cruz County is 7.4 kW, roughly in line with the state median of 8 kW. under 1% of installations here are third-party owned (lease or power-purchase agreement), compared with 27% across Arizona. 104 systems (5%) of the county's records include battery storage, against 7% statewide. By share of housing units with a recorded system, Santa Cruz County ranks 6th of 15 Arizona counties with at least 10 installations.
How has solar adoption changed in Santa Cruz County?
The earliest recorded installation in Santa Cruz County dates to 2009. The busiest year on record is 2024, with 264 installations. 2025 has 249 recorded installations so far. The county's cumulative total rose from 656 at the end of 2020 to 1,961 today. Recent years fill in as state programs and permit offices report, so the latest counts are provisional.
Who installs solar in Santa Cruz County?
Tesla has the most recorded installations in Santa Cruz County (359, 18% of the county's records). Other active installers here include Our World Energy, Freedom Forever and Tesla Energy. Installers based anywhere in Arizona are listed in the state installer directory.
Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Santa Cruz County?
PanelCensus records 1,961 solar installations in Santa Cruz County, Arizona (31.7 MW of capacity) — about 10.3% of the county's 18,997 housing units (U.S. Census ACS). Coverage depends on Arizona's public reporting, so the true total is likely higher.
How much does solar cost in Santa Cruz County?
The median installed price for recorded systems in Santa Cruz County is $4.40/W before incentives; the median system is 7.4 kW. The Arizona median is $4.20/W.
Who installs solar in Santa Cruz County?
The most active recorded installers in Santa Cruz County are Tesla (359), Our World Energy (244) and Freedom Forever (137).
How much of the solar in Santa Cruz County is leased?
2 recorded installations (under 1%) in Santa Cruz County are third-party owned — a lease or power-purchase agreement, compared with 27% across Arizona.
How big is a typical solar system in Santa Cruz County?
The median recorded system in Santa Cruz County is 7.4 kW, against 8 kW for Arizona as a whole.
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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.
About this data
Source: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's Tracking the Sun, merged with city permit records, state incentive programs and the USGS U.S. Large-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Database / EIA-860 plant registers, as published October 29, 2026 — PanelCensus refreshes it as each source publishes new records. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: PanelCensus, “Solar installations in Santa Cruz County, Arizona”, https://panelcensus.com/solar/arizona/santa-cruz-county (data as of October 29, 2026).