Solar installations in Polk County, AR
13 recorded installations in Polk County, Arkansas — capacity, prices and the installers doing the work.
At a glance
Polk County, Arkansas has 13 recorded solar installations totalling 1.4 MW of capacity — the 5th-highest count among the 48 Arkansas counties with records, and under 1% of the state total. That is about 0.14% of the county's 9,647 housing units, against 0.18% statewide.
Dataset updated . Sources: LBNL Tracking the Sun + city permit records + state programs + USGS/EIA utility-scale.
† Arkansas is under-reported. Public solar data is incomplete statewide, so this 0.14% homes-with-solar figure is a floor — the true rate is higher. See the coverage scorecard.
Search every recorded installation in Polk County by installer, size, date and equipment.
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Top installers in Polk County
| # | Installer | Installs here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arkansas Wind Solar | 3 |
| 2 | Ed Haines | 1 |
| 3 | Ar Wind And Solar | 1 |
| 4 | Liberty Solar | 1 |
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Installations by year
How does Polk County compare with the rest of Arkansas?
The median recorded system in Polk County is 5.9 kW, about 69% below the state median of 19 kW. By share of housing units with a recorded system, Polk County ranks 3rd of 6 Arkansas counties with at least 10 installations. Fewer than 30 systems here report an installed price, so no county price median is published.
How has solar adoption changed in Polk County?
The earliest recorded installation in Polk County dates to 2010. The busiest year on record is 2010, with 9 installations. 2020 has 1 recorded installation so far. Recent years fill in as state programs and permit offices report, so the latest counts are provisional.
Who installs solar in Polk County?
Arkansas Wind Solar has the most recorded installations in Polk County (3, 23% of the county's records). Other active installers here include Ed Haines, Ar Wind And Solar and Liberty Solar. Installers based anywhere in Arkansas are listed in the state installer directory.
Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Polk County?
PanelCensus records 13 solar installations in Polk County, Arkansas (1.4 MW of capacity) — about 0.14% of the county's 9,647 housing units (U.S. Census ACS). Coverage depends on Arkansas's public reporting, so the true total is likely higher.
Who installs solar in Polk County?
The most active recorded installers in Polk County are Arkansas Wind Solar (3), Ed Haines (1) and Ar Wind And Solar (1).
How big is a typical solar system in Polk County?
The median recorded system in Polk County is 5.9 kW, against 19 kW for Arkansas as a whole.
More solar data near Polk County
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 10, 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 Polk County, Arkansas”, https://panelcensus.com/solar/arkansas/polk-county (data as of October 10, 2026).