Solar installations in Butte County, CA
25,033 recorded installations in Butte 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 Butte County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 13,860 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 181% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.
Most active
Top installers in Butte County
| # | Installer | Installs here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunrun | 2,765 |
| 2 | Alternative Energy Systems | 2,650 |
| 3 | Tesla | 1,921 |
| 4 | Royal Aire | 1,032 |
| 5 | Ohm Solar Solutions | 787 |
| 6 | Chico Electric | 704 |
| 7 | Climate And Energy | 699 |
| 8 | Freedom Forever | 601 |
| 9 | United Sun Energy | 591 |
| 10 | Premier Solar Solutions | 502 |
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Installations by year
Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Butte County?
PanelCensus records 25,033 solar installations in Butte County, California (306.2 MW of capacity) — about 27.5% of the county's 91,176 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 Butte County?
The median installed price for recorded systems in Butte County is $3.89/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 6.9 kW.
Who installs solar in Butte County?
The most active recorded installers in Butte County are Sunrun, Alternative Energy Systems, 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.