PanelCensus

Solar installations in Butte County, CA

21,253 recorded installations in Butte County, California — capacity, prices and the installers doing the work.

Dataset updated . Refreshed from LBNL's Tracking the Sun public releases.

Installations
21,253
Total capacity
214.3 MW
Median price
$3.88/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
22%
lease / PPA

Most active

Top installers in Butte County

Growth

Installations by year

2005
40
2006
71
2007
123
2008
130
2009
182
2010
167
2011
215
2012
297
2013
570
2014
1,493
2015
1,984
2016
1,813
2017
1,372
2018
1,438
2019
2,194
2020
1,687
2021
1,749
2022
2,495
2023
3,133

Frequently asked questions

How many homes have solar in Butte County?

The Tracking the Sun dataset records 21,253 solar installations in Butte County, California (214.3 MW of capacity). 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 $3.88/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 Alternative Energy Systems, Sunrun, Tesla Energy.

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. See methodology.