Solar installations in Imperial County, CA
793 recorded installations in Imperial 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 0.5 hail and 2.4 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).
Search every recorded installation in Imperial County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 1,018 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 78% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.
Most active
Top installers in Imperial County
| # | Installer | Installs here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sungevity | 274 |
| 2 | Smart Energy Usa | 202 |
| 3 | Equisolar | 81 |
| 4 | Yuma Solar | 21 |
| 5 | Jk Solar | 14 |
| 6 | Green Solar Technologies | 12 |
| 7 | Tesla | 11 |
| 8 | Quality Solar Solutions | 10 |
| 9 | Tom Watson | 9 |
| 10 | West Coast Solar Socal | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Imperial County?
PanelCensus records 793 solar installations in Imperial County, California (844.4 MW of capacity) — about 1.4% of the county's 57,511 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 Imperial County?
The median installed price for recorded systems in Imperial County is $3.95/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 5.8 kW.
Who installs solar in Imperial County?
The most active recorded installers in Imperial County are Sungevity, Smart Energy Usa, Equisolar.
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.