Solar installations in Orange County, CA
135,497 recorded installations in Orange 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 0 hail and 1 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).
Search every recorded installation in Orange County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 74,995 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 181% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.
Most active
Top installers in Orange County
| # | Installer | Installs here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tesla | 17,974 |
| 2 | Sunrun | 17,825 |
| 3 | Sunpower | 10,623 |
| 4 | Verengo | 3,032 |
| 5 | Swss Electrical | 2,238 |
| 6 | Freedom Forever | 2,233 |
| 7 | Semper Solaris | 1,946 |
| 8 | Solarmax | 1,730 |
| 9 | Orange County Contracting Services | 1,661 |
| 10 | Sungevity | 1,648 |
Growth
Installations by year
Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Orange County?
PanelCensus records 135,497 solar installations in Orange County, California (1.4 GW of capacity) — about 11.9% of the county's 1,138,473 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 Orange County?
The median installed price for recorded systems in Orange County is $4.15/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 6.3 kW.
Who installs solar in Orange County?
The most active recorded installers in Orange 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.