Solar installations in Lake County, CA
5,451 recorded installations in Lake 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.
Search every recorded installation in Lake County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 2,925 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 186% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.
Most active
Top installers in Lake County
| # | Installer | Installs here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tesla | 621 |
| 2 | V3 Electric | 350 |
| 3 | Jonas Energy Solutions | 318 |
| 4 | Freedom Forever | 266 |
| 5 | Sunrun | 243 |
| 6 | Bright Ops | 238 |
| 7 | Sun First | 175 |
| 8 | Complete Solar | 145 |
| 9 | Infinity Energy | 142 |
| 10 | Gold Rush Energy Solutions | 141 |
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Installations by year
Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Lake County?
PanelCensus records 5,451 solar installations in Lake County, California (61.8 MW of capacity) — about 15.9% of the county's 34,271 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 Lake County?
The median installed price for recorded systems in Lake County is $4.44/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 7.3 kW.
Who installs solar in Lake County?
The most active recorded installers in Lake County are Tesla, V3 Electric, Jonas 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.