Solar installations in Los Angeles County, CA
245,722 recorded installations in Los Angeles 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 1 hail and 1.9 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).
Search every recorded installation in Los Angeles County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 171,272 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 143% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.
Most active
Top installers in Los Angeles County
| # | Installer | Installs here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tesla | 33,680 |
| 2 | Sunrun | 29,189 |
| 3 | Sunpower | 14,792 |
| 4 | Verengo | 6,187 |
| 5 | Freedom Forever | 5,460 |
| 6 | Sungevity | 4,022 |
| 7 | Bright Ops | 3,844 |
| 8 | Esp Contracting | 3,699 |
| 9 | Solar Optimum Design Electrical | 3,110 |
| 10 | Petersendean | 2,838 |
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Installations by year
Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Los Angeles County?
PanelCensus records 245,722 solar installations in Los Angeles County, California (4.1 GW of capacity) — about 6.8% of the county's 3,624,084 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 Los Angeles County?
The median installed price for recorded systems in Los Angeles County is $4.46/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 5.9 kW.
Who installs solar in Los Angeles County?
The most active recorded installers in Los Angeles County are Tesla, Sunrun, Sunpower.
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.