PanelCensus

Solar installations in El Dorado County, CA

23,105 recorded installations in El Dorado County, California — capacity, prices and the installers doing the work.

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

Installations
23,105
Total capacity
182.8 MW
Median price
$3.89/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
25%
lease / PPA

Most active

Top installers in El Dorado County

Growth

Installations by year

2005
71
2006
84
2007
116
2008
242
2009
306
2010
262
2011
324
2012
434
2013
815
2014
992
2015
1,619
2016
2,138
2017
1,736
2018
1,861
2019
1,873
2020
1,961
2021
2,293
2022
2,890
2023
2,952
2024
1

Frequently asked questions

How many homes have solar in El Dorado County?

The Tracking the Sun dataset records 23,105 solar installations in El Dorado County, California (182.8 MW of capacity). Dataset coverage depends on California's reporting programs, so the true total is higher.

How much does solar cost in El Dorado County?

The median installed price for recorded systems in El Dorado County is $3.89/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 6.9 kW.

Who installs solar in El Dorado County?

The most active recorded installers in El Dorado County are Tesla Energy, Sunrun, V3 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. See methodology.