Solar installations in Inyo County, CA
159 recorded installations in Inyo County, California — capacity, prices and the installers doing the work.
At a glance
Inyo County, California has 159 recorded solar installations totalling 15.9 MW of capacity — the 54th-highest count among the 58 California counties with records, and under 1% of the state total. That is about 1.7% of the county's 9,500 housing units, against 16.6% statewide. The median installed price is $4.89/W before incentives, about 15% above the California median of $4.26/W.
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 hail and 1.9 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).
Search every recorded installation in Inyo County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 289 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 55% of that (this county is under-reported in public program data). A yardstick, not dated records.
Most active
Top installers in Inyo County
| # | Installer | Installs here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berger Electric And Solar | 25 |
| 2 | High Point Solar | 19 |
| 3 | Sierra Solar | 9 |
| 4 | Kv Solar Supply | 7 |
| 5 | Solarsun Construction | 6 |
| 6 | Helix Electric | 6 |
| 7 | Tesla | 5 |
| 8 | Green Home Technologies | 3 |
| 9 | Black Veatch | 3 |
| 10 | National Park | 2 |
Growth
Installations by year
How does Inyo County compare with the rest of California?
The median recorded system in Inyo County is 5.8 kW, roughly in line with the state median of 5.92 kW. 8% of installations here are third-party owned (lease or power-purchase agreement), compared with 29% across California. 13 systems (8%) of the county's records include battery storage, against 16% statewide. By share of housing units with a recorded system, Inyo County ranks 53rd of 57 California counties with at least 10 installations.
How has solar adoption changed in Inyo County?
The earliest recorded installation in Inyo County dates to 2007. The busiest year on record is 2012, with 16 installations. 2025 has 10 recorded installations so far. The county's cumulative total rose from 117 at the end of 2020 to 159 today. Recent years fill in as state programs and permit offices report, so the latest counts are provisional.
Who installs solar in Inyo County?
Berger Electric And Solar has the most recorded installations in Inyo County (25, 16% of the county's records). Other active installers here include High Point Solar, Sierra Solar and Kv Solar Supply. Installers based anywhere in California are listed in the state installer directory.
Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Inyo County?
PanelCensus records 159 solar installations in Inyo County, California (15.9 MW of capacity) — about 1.7% of the county's 9,500 housing units (U.S. Census ACS). Coverage depends on California's public reporting, so the true total is likely higher.
How much does solar cost in Inyo County?
The median installed price for recorded systems in Inyo County is $4.89/W before incentives; the median system is 5.8 kW. The California median is $4.26/W.
Who installs solar in Inyo County?
The most active recorded installers in Inyo County are Berger Electric And Solar (25), High Point Solar (19) and Sierra Solar (9).
How much of the solar in Inyo County is leased?
13 recorded installations (8%) in Inyo County are third-party owned — a lease or power-purchase agreement, compared with 29% across California.
How big is a typical solar system in Inyo County?
The median recorded system in Inyo County is 5.8 kW, against 5.9 kW for California as a whole.
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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.
About this data
Source: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's Tracking the Sun, merged with city permit records, state incentive programs and the USGS U.S. Large-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Database / EIA-860 plant registers, as published October 10, 2026 — PanelCensus refreshes it as each source publishes new records. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: PanelCensus, “Solar installations in Inyo County, California”, https://panelcensus.com/solar/california/inyo-county (data as of October 10, 2026).