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Solar installations in Mariposa County, CA

1,426 recorded installations in Mariposa 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
14.6%
of 9,796 homes
Installations
1,426
Total capacity
13.8 MW
Median price
$4.03/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
15%
lease / PPA

Severe-weather exposure: solar sites here have been matched to an average of 1.3 hail and 0 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 583 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 245% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.

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Top installers in Mariposa County

Growth

Installations by year

YearNewCumulative% homes
2005
5
260.27%
2006
10
360.37%
2007
5
410.42%
2008
8
490.50%
2009
9
580.59%
2010
15
730.74%
2011
16
890.91%
2012
27
1161.18%
2013
30
1461.49%
2014
42
1881.92%
2015
70
2582.63%
2016
80
3383.45%
2017
52
3903.98%
2018
95
4854.95%
2019
111
5966.08%
2020
90
6867.00%
2021
110
7968.13%
2022
152
9489.68%
2023
203
1,15111.75%
2024
115
1,26612.92%
2025
160
1,42614.56%

Frequently asked questions

How many homes have solar in Mariposa County?

PanelCensus records 1,426 solar installations in Mariposa County, California (13.8 MW of capacity) — about 14.6% of the county's 9,796 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 Mariposa County?

The median installed price for recorded systems in Mariposa County is $4.03/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 7.4 kW.

Who installs solar in Mariposa County?

The most active recorded installers in Mariposa County are Offline Solar, Sunrun, Tesla.

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.