Solar installations in Amador County, CA
5,300 recorded installations in Amador 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.
Severe-weather exposure: solar sites here have been matched to an average of 1 hail and 0 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).
Search every recorded installation in Amador County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 2,504 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 212% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.
Most active
Top installers in Amador County
| # | Installer | Installs here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | V3 Electric | 983 |
| 2 | Sunrun | 527 |
| 3 | Tesla | 244 |
| 4 | Sunpower | 199 |
| 5 | Gold Rush Energy Solutions | 153 |
| 6 | Bright Ops | 138 |
| 7 | I Love My Solar | 131 |
| 8 | Citadel Roofing And Solar | 131 |
| 9 | Freedom Forever | 105 |
| 10 | Sunnycal Solar | 101 |
Growth
Installations by year
Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Amador County?
PanelCensus records 5,300 solar installations in Amador County, California (56.0 MW of capacity) — about 28.0% of the county's 18,919 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 Amador County?
The median installed price for recorded systems in Amador County is $4.12/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 6.6 kW.
Who installs solar in Amador County?
The most active recorded installers in Amador County are V3 Electric, Sunrun, Tesla.
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.