Solar installations in Mono County, CA
1,346 recorded installations in Mono County, California — capacity, prices and the installers doing the work.
At a glance
Mono County, California has 1,346 recorded solar installations totalling 14.0 MW of capacity — the 48th-highest count among the 58 California counties with records, and under 1% of the state total. That is about 9.9% of the county's 13,632 housing units, against 16.6% statewide. The median installed price is $4.43/W before incentives, roughly in line with the California median of $4.26/W.
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 0 hail and 7.6 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).
Search every recorded installation in Mono County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 194 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 694% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.
Most active
Top installers in Mono County
| # | Installer | Installs here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berger Electric And Solar | 266 |
| 2 | Sierra Solar | 260 |
| 3 | High Point Solar | 189 |
| 4 | Bishop Heating Air Conditioning | 39 |
| 5 | Lgcy Electric | 35 |
| 6 | Mec Electric | 27 |
| 7 | Sungevity | 18 |
| 8 | Freedom Forever | 15 |
| 9 | United Field | 10 |
| 10 | James Harper | 10 |
Growth
Installations by year
How does Mono County compare with the rest of California?
The median recorded system in Mono County is 5.52 kW, roughly in line with the state median of 5.92 kW. 16% of installations here are third-party owned (lease or power-purchase agreement), compared with 29% across California. 259 systems (19%) of the county's records include battery storage, against 16% statewide. By share of housing units with a recorded system, Mono County ranks 43rd of 57 California counties with at least 10 installations.
How has solar adoption changed in Mono County?
The earliest recorded installation in Mono County dates to 2001. The busiest year on record is 2025, with 166 installations. The county's cumulative total rose from 791 at the end of 2020 to 1,346 today. Recent years fill in as state programs and permit offices report, so the latest counts are provisional.
Who installs solar in Mono County?
Berger Electric And Solar has the most recorded installations in Mono County (266, 20% of the county's records). Other active installers here include Sierra Solar, High Point Solar and Bishop Heating Air Conditioning. Installers based anywhere in California are listed in the state installer directory.
Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Mono County?
PanelCensus records 1,346 solar installations in Mono County, California (14.0 MW of capacity) — about 9.9% of the county's 13,632 housing units (U.S. Census ACS). Coverage depends on California's public reporting, so the true total is likely higher.
How much does solar cost in Mono County?
The median installed price for recorded systems in Mono County is $4.43/W before incentives; the median system is 5.5 kW. The California median is $4.26/W.
Who installs solar in Mono County?
The most active recorded installers in Mono County are Berger Electric And Solar (266), Sierra Solar (260) and High Point Solar (189).
How much of the solar in Mono County is leased?
222 recorded installations (16%) in Mono County are third-party owned — a lease or power-purchase agreement, compared with 29% across California.
How big is a typical solar system in Mono County?
The median recorded system in Mono County is 5.5 kW, against 5.9 kW for California as a whole.
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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.
About this data
Source: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's Tracking the Sun, merged with city permit records, state incentive programs and the USGS U.S. Large-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Database / EIA-860 plant registers, as published October 10, 2026 — PanelCensus refreshes it as each source publishes new records. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: PanelCensus, “Solar installations in Mono County, California”, https://panelcensus.com/solar/california/mono-county (data as of October 10, 2026).