Solar installations in Kern County, CA
102,184 recorded installations in Kern 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 2.4 hail and 0 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).
Search every recorded installation in Kern County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 42,008 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 243% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.
Most active
Top installers in Kern County
| # | Installer | Installs here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunrun | 21,509 |
| 2 | Tesla | 10,703 |
| 3 | Sun Solar Energy Solutions | 4,786 |
| 4 | Bland Company | 4,125 |
| 5 | Infinity Energy | 3,853 |
| 6 | Next Phase Electric | 3,060 |
| 7 | Jeff Pereira Home Energy | 2,651 |
| 8 | Leonard Roofing | 2,254 |
| 9 | Abundant Energy Construction | 2,136 |
| 10 | Verengo | 1,899 |
Growth
Installations by year
Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Kern County?
PanelCensus records 102,184 solar installations in Kern County, California (4.0 GW of capacity) — about 33.6% of the county's 304,481 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 Kern County?
The median installed price for recorded systems in Kern County is $4.22/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 6.6 kW.
Who installs solar in Kern County?
The most active recorded installers in Kern County are Sunrun, Tesla, Sun Solar Energy Solutions.
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.