Solar installations in San Benito County, CA
6,304 recorded installations in San Benito 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.
Search every recorded installation in San Benito County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 2,428 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 260% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.
Most active
Top installers in San Benito County
| # | Installer | Installs here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunrun | 1,423 |
| 2 | Sunpower | 1,008 |
| 3 | Tesla | 641 |
| 4 | Citadel Roofing And Solar | 446 |
| 5 | Freedom Forever | 199 |
| 6 | Infinity Energy | 180 |
| 7 | Nexus Energy Systems | 150 |
| 8 | Future Energy Savers | 139 |
| 9 | Bright Ops | 100 |
| 10 | Petersendean | 77 |
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Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in San Benito County?
PanelCensus records 6,304 solar installations in San Benito County, California (58.2 MW of capacity) — about 30.1% of the county's 20,937 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 San Benito County?
The median installed price for recorded systems in San Benito County is $4.35/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 4.8 kW.
Who installs solar in San Benito County?
The most active recorded installers in San Benito 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.