Solar installations in Sacramento County, CA
73,500 recorded installations in Sacramento 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 Sacramento County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 35,317 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 208% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.
Most active
Top installers in Sacramento County
| # | Installer | Installs here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BELL BROTHER'S HEATING AND AIR INC | 2,632 |
| 2 | Sunrun | 2,417 |
| 3 | BONNEY PLUMBING LLC | 2,254 |
| 4 | LENNAR HOMES OF CALIFORNIA INC | 2,045 |
| 5 | Sunpower | 1,533 |
| 6 | SolarCity (Tesla) | 1,346 |
| 7 | Tesla Energy | 846 |
| 8 | D.R. HORTON CA2 INC | 680 |
| 9 | ON-TIME AIR CONDITIONING & HEATING INC | 620 |
| 10 | GILMORE SERVICES INC | 572 |
Growth
Installations by year
Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Sacramento County?
PanelCensus records 73,500 solar installations in Sacramento County, California (1.8 GW of capacity) — about 12.4% of the county's 593,616 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 Sacramento County?
The median installed price for recorded systems in Sacramento County is $4.31/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 5 kW.
Who installs solar in Sacramento County?
The most active recorded installers in Sacramento County are BELL BROTHER'S HEATING AND AIR INC, Sunrun, BONNEY PLUMBING LLC.
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.