PanelCensus

Solar installations in Merced County, CA

15,634 recorded installations in Merced County, California — capacity, prices and the installers doing the work.

Dataset updated . Refreshed from LBNL's Tracking the Sun public releases.

Installations
15,634
Total capacity
234.1 MW
Median price
$4.37/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
37%
lease / PPA

Most active

Top installers in Merced County

Growth

Installations by year

2005
8
2006
27
2007
43
2008
39
2009
38
2010
83
2011
100
2012
198
2013
280
2014
693
2015
1,377
2016
1,536
2017
1,187
2018
1,154
2019
1,229
2020
1,242
2021
1,723
2022
2,370
2023
2,288

Frequently asked questions

How many homes have solar in Merced County?

The Tracking the Sun dataset records 15,634 solar installations in Merced County, California (234.1 MW of capacity). 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 6.8 kW.

Who installs solar in Merced County?

The most active recorded installers in Merced County are Sunrun, Tesla Energy, 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. See methodology.