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Solar installations in Fresno County, CA

109,542 recorded installations in Fresno 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.

Homes with solar
32.0%
of 342,003 homes
Installations
109,542
Total capacity
2.5 GW
Median price
$4.15/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
36%
lease / PPA

Severe-weather exposure: solar sites here have been matched to an average of 1 hail and 1.4 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).

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Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 47,104 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 233% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.

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Growth

Installations by year

YearNewCumulative% homes
2005
157
3950.12%
2006
242
6370.19%
2007
490
1,1270.33%
2008
608
1,7350.51%
2009
673
2,4080.70%
2010
763
3,1710.93%
2011
1,124
4,2951.26%
2012
1,603
5,8981.73%
2013
3,382
9,2802.71%
2014
4,548
13,8284.04%
2015
6,707
20,5356.00%
2016
7,194
27,7298.11%
2017
6,822
34,55110.10%
2018
7,320
41,87112.24%
2019
7,959
49,83014.57%
2020
7,865
57,69516.87%
2021
9,504
67,19919.65%
2022
12,895
80,09423.42%
2023
12,831
92,92527.17%
2024
8,715
101,64029.72%
2025
7,902
109,54232.03%

Frequently asked questions

How many homes have solar in Fresno County?

PanelCensus records 109,542 solar installations in Fresno County, California (2.5 GW of capacity) — about 32.0% of the county's 342,003 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 Fresno County?

The median installed price for recorded systems in Fresno County is $4.15/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 6.5 kW.

Who installs solar in Fresno County?

The most active recorded installers in Fresno County are Sunrun, Tesla, Solar Negotiators.

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.