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Solar installations in Riverside County, CA

181,006 recorded installations in Riverside County, California — capacity, prices and the installers doing the work.

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

Installations
181,006
Total capacity
1.6 GW
Median price
$4.25/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
42%
lease / PPA

Most active

Top installers in Riverside County

#InstallerInstalls here
1Sunrun23,819
2Sunpower21,820
3Tesla Energy16,729
4Renova Energy8,298
5Horizon Solar Power6,267
6Solcius6,153
7Verengo4,071
8Freedom Forever4,019
9Bright Ops3,848
10Sunnova Energy3,401

Growth

Installations by year

2005
109
2006
223
2007
356
2008
382
2009
728
2010
1,115
2011
1,878
2012
3,613
2013
6,744
2014
9,642
2015
14,180
2016
12,914
2017
12,126
2018
13,292
2019
14,670
2020
14,517
2021
18,778
2022
27,512
2023
27,886
2024
16

Frequently asked questions

How many homes have solar in Riverside County?

The Tracking the Sun dataset records 181,006 solar installations in Riverside County, California (1.6 GW of capacity). Dataset coverage depends on California's reporting programs, so the true total is higher.

How much does solar cost in Riverside County?

The median installed price for recorded systems in Riverside County is $4.25/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 6.3 kW.

Who installs solar in Riverside County?

The most active recorded installers in Riverside County are Sunrun, Sunpower, Tesla Energy.

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.