Solar installations in Plumas County, CA
377 recorded installations in Plumas County, California — capacity, prices and the installers doing the work.
At a glance
Plumas County, California has 377 recorded solar installations totalling 3.8 MW of capacity — the 50th-highest count among the 58 California counties with records, and under 1% of the state total. That is about 2.5% of the county's 15,037 housing units, against 16.6% statewide. The median installed price is $4.04/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.
Search every recorded installation in Plumas County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 182 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 207% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.
Most active
Top installers in Plumas County
| # | Installer | Installs here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feather River Electric | 94 |
| 2 | Freedom Forever | 30 |
| 3 | Almanor Energy Plus | 20 |
| 4 | Ohm Solar Solutions | 20 |
| 5 | Gold Rush Energy Solutions | 13 |
| 6 | Energy Solutions Solar | 8 |
| 7 | California Builders | 8 |
| 8 | Swell Contractors | 8 |
| 9 | Titan Solar | 7 |
| 10 | Addy Electric | 7 |
Growth
Installations by year
How does Plumas County compare with the rest of California?
The median recorded system in Plumas County is 5.74 kW, roughly in line with the state median of 5.92 kW. 12% of installations here are third-party owned (lease or power-purchase agreement), compared with 29% across California. 75 systems (20%) of the county's records include battery storage, against 16% statewide. By share of housing units with a recorded system, Plumas County ranks 51st of 57 California counties with at least 10 installations.
How has solar adoption changed in Plumas County?
The earliest recorded installation in Plumas County dates to 2002. The busiest year on record is 2025, with 53 installations. The county's cumulative total rose from 189 at the end of 2020 to 377 today. Recent years fill in as state programs and permit offices report, so the latest counts are provisional.
Who installs solar in Plumas County?
Feather River Electric has the most recorded installations in Plumas County (94, 25% of the county's records). Other active installers here include Freedom Forever, Almanor Energy Plus and Ohm Solar Solutions. Installers based anywhere in California are listed in the state installer directory.
Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Plumas County?
PanelCensus records 377 solar installations in Plumas County, California (3.8 MW of capacity) — about 2.5% of the county's 15,037 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 Plumas County?
The median installed price for recorded systems in Plumas County is $4.04/W before incentives; the median system is 5.7 kW. The California median is $4.26/W.
Who installs solar in Plumas County?
The most active recorded installers in Plumas County are Feather River Electric (94), Freedom Forever (30) and Almanor Energy Plus (20).
How much of the solar in Plumas County is leased?
45 recorded installations (12%) in Plumas County are third-party owned — a lease or power-purchase agreement, compared with 29% across California.
How big is a typical solar system in Plumas County?
The median recorded system in Plumas County is 5.7 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 Plumas County, California”, https://panelcensus.com/solar/california/plumas-county (data as of October 10, 2026).