Solar installations in Merced County, CA
19,151 recorded installations in Merced 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 0 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).
Search every recorded installation in Merced County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 8,219 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 233% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.
Most active
Top installers in Merced County
| # | Installer | Installs here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunrun | 4,595 |
| 2 | Tesla | 2,177 |
| 3 | Alternative Power Generation | 712 |
| 4 | Freedom Forever | 484 |
| 5 | American Array Solar | 479 |
| 6 | Bright Ops | 455 |
| 7 | Infinity Energy | 436 |
| 8 | Solgen Electric | 385 |
| 9 | Empower Electric | 383 |
| 10 | Rt Maher Construction | 330 |
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Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Merced County?
PanelCensus records 19,151 solar installations in Merced County, California (442.8 MW of capacity) — about 21.4% of the county's 89,610 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 Merced County?
The median installed price for recorded systems in Merced County is $4.37/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 6.7 kW.
Who installs solar in Merced County?
The most active recorded installers in Merced County are Sunrun, Tesla, Alternative Power Generation.
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.