Solar installations in Humboldt County, CA
5,191 recorded installations in Humboldt 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 Humboldt County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 2,212 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 235% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.
Most active
Top installers in Humboldt County
| # | Installer | Installs here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greenwired | 425 |
| 2 | Abundance Builders | 406 |
| 3 | Roger | 391 |
| 4 | Scurfield Solar | 319 |
| 5 | Westhaven Solar | 254 |
| 6 | Swell Contractors | 248 |
| 7 | Freedom Forever | 233 |
| 8 | Rise Energy | 158 |
| 9 | Havenelectric | 139 |
| 10 | Conceptual Electric | 119 |
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Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Humboldt County?
PanelCensus records 5,191 solar installations in Humboldt County, California (43.0 MW of capacity) — about 8.3% of the county's 62,625 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 Humboldt County?
The median installed price for recorded systems in Humboldt County is $4.00/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 5.4 kW.
Who installs solar in Humboldt County?
The most active recorded installers in Humboldt County are Greenwired, Abundance Builders, Roger.
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.