Solar installations in Amador County, CA
5,299 recorded installations in Amador County, California — capacity, prices and the installers doing the work.
At a glance
Amador County, California has 5,299 recorded solar installations totalling 53.9 MW of capacity — the 42nd-highest count among the 58 California counties with records, and under 1% of the state total. That is about 28.0% of the county's 18,919 housing units, against 16.6% statewide. The median installed price is $4.12/W before incentives, roughly in line with the California median of $4.26/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 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
How does Amador County compare with the rest of California?
The median recorded system in Amador County is 6.6 kW, about 11% above the state median of 5.92 kW. 33% of installations here are third-party owned (lease or power-purchase agreement), compared with 29% across California. 1,246 systems (24%) of the county's records include battery storage, against 16% statewide. By share of housing units with a recorded system, Amador County ranks 15th of 57 California counties with at least 10 installations.
How has solar adoption changed in Amador County?
The earliest recorded installation in Amador County dates to 2001. The busiest year on record is 2023, with 738 installations. 2025 has 456 recorded installations so far. The county's cumulative total rose from 2,367 at the end of 2020 to 5,299 today. Recent years fill in as state programs and permit offices report, so the latest counts are provisional.
Who installs solar in Amador County?
V3 Electric has the most recorded installations in Amador County (983, 19% of the county's records). Other active installers here include Sunrun, Tesla and Sunpower. Installers based anywhere in California are listed in the state installer directory.
Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Amador County?
PanelCensus records 5,299 solar installations in Amador County, California (53.9 MW of capacity) — about 28.0% of the county's 18,919 housing units (U.S. Census ACS). Coverage depends on California's public reporting, so the true total is likely higher.
How much does solar cost in Amador County?
The median installed price for recorded systems in Amador County is $4.12/W before incentives; the median system is 6.6 kW. The California median is $4.26/W.
Who installs solar in Amador County?
The most active recorded installers in Amador County are V3 Electric (983), Sunrun (527) and Tesla (244).
How much of the solar in Amador County is leased?
1,763 recorded installations (33%) in Amador County are third-party owned — a lease or power-purchase agreement, compared with 29% across California.
How big is a typical solar system in Amador County?
The median recorded system in Amador County is 6.6 kW, against 5.9 kW for California 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 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 Amador County, California”, https://panelcensus.com/solar/california/amador-county (data as of October 10, 2026).