Solar installations in Riverside County, CA
219,276 recorded installations in Riverside 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 1.2 hail and 3.3 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).
Search every recorded installation in Riverside County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 105,943 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 Riverside County
| # | Installer | Installs here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunrun | 32,544 |
| 2 | Sunpower | 26,455 |
| 3 | Tesla | 18,096 |
| 4 | Renova Energy | 9,271 |
| 5 | Sungevity | 7,459 |
| 6 | Sunnova Energy | 6,867 |
| 7 | Solcius | 6,183 |
| 8 | Freedom Forever | 5,259 |
| 9 | Bright Ops | 5,130 |
| 10 | Verengo | 4,072 |
Growth
Installations by year
Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Riverside County?
PanelCensus records 219,276 solar installations in Riverside County, California (3.7 GW of capacity) — about 25.5% of the county's 860,042 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 Riverside County?
The median installed price for recorded systems in Riverside County is $4.25/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 6.2 kW.
Who installs solar in Riverside County?
The most active recorded installers in Riverside County are Sunrun, Sunpower, Tesla.
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.