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Solar installations in Lassen County, CA

231 recorded installations in Lassen 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.

Homes with solar
1.9%
of 12,232 homes
Installations
231
Total capacity
20.6 MW
Median price
$3.70/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
2%
lease / PPA

Severe-weather exposure: solar sites here have been matched to an average of 1.6 hail and 0.1 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).

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Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 73 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 316% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.

Most active

Top installers in Lassen County

Growth

Installations by year

YearNewCumulative% homes
2005
1
10.01%
2007
1
20.02%
2008
1
30.03%
2009
1
40.03%
2010
6
100.08%
2011
3
130.11%
2012
3
160.13%
2013
4
200.16%
2014
3
230.19%
2015
9
320.26%
2016
24
560.46%
2017
11
670.55%
2018
14
810.66%
2019
9
900.74%
2020
16
1060.87%
2021
12
1180.96%
2022
33
1511.23%
2023
27
1781.46%
2024
31
2091.71%
2025
22
2311.89%

Frequently asked questions

How many homes have solar in Lassen County?

PanelCensus records 231 solar installations in Lassen County, California (20.6 MW of capacity) — about 1.9% of the county's 12,232 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 Lassen County?

The median installed price for recorded systems in Lassen County is $3.70/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 7.9 kW.

Who installs solar in Lassen County?

The most active recorded installers in Lassen County are Top Hat Energy, Electric Solar Solutions, Chico Electric.

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.