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Solar installations in Alpine County, CA

159 recorded installations in Alpine County, California — 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
10.0%
of 1,587 homes
Installations
159
Total capacity
952 kW
Median price
$4.30/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
15%
lease / PPA

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Growth

Installations by year

YearNewCumulative% homes
2005
2
40.25%
2007
1
50.32%
2009
1
60.38%
2010
1
70.44%
2014
1
80.50%
2015
2
100.63%
2016
3
130.82%
2017
5
181.13%
2018
2
201.26%
2019
8
281.76%
2020
10
382.39%
2021
18
563.53%
2022
19
754.73%
2023
36
1116.99%
2024
24
1358.51%
2025
24
15910.02%

Frequently asked questions

How many homes have solar in Alpine County?

PanelCensus records 159 solar installations in Alpine County, California (952 kW of capacity) — about 10.0% of the county's 1,587 housing units (U.S. Census ACS). Dataset coverage depends on California's reporting programs, so the true total is higher.

How much does solar cost in Alpine County?

The median installed price for recorded systems in Alpine County is $4.30/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 6.5 kW.

Who installs solar in Alpine County?

The most active recorded installers in Alpine County are Tesla, Sunrun, Gold Electric.

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.