Solar installations in San Bernardino County, CA
154,349 recorded installations in San Bernardino County, California — capacity, prices and the installers doing the work.
At a glance
San Bernardino County, California has 154,349 recorded solar installations totalling 2.2 GW of capacity — the 4th-highest count among the 58 California counties with records, and 6% of the state total. That is about 20.9% of the county's 738,535 housing units, against 16.6% statewide. The median installed price is $4.25/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.
Severe-weather exposure: solar sites here have been matched to an average of 4.6 hail and 6.2 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).
Search every recorded installation in San Bernardino County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 61,420 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 251% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.
Most active
Top installers in San Bernardino County
| # | Installer | Installs here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunrun | 24,907 |
| 2 | Sunpower | 12,680 |
| 3 | Tesla | 12,547 |
| 4 | Freedom Forever | 5,244 |
| 5 | Sungevity | 4,825 |
| 6 | Bright Ops | 4,746 |
| 7 | Sunnova Energy | 4,524 |
| 8 | Verengo | 4,298 |
| 9 | V3 Electric | 3,463 |
| 10 | Esp Contracting | 3,007 |
Growth
Installations by year
How does San Bernardino County compare with the rest of California?
The median recorded system in San Bernardino County is 5.94 kW, roughly in line with the state median of 5.92 kW. 45% of installations here are third-party owned (lease or power-purchase agreement), compared with 29% across California. 25,057 systems (16%) of the county's records include battery storage, against 16% statewide. By share of housing units with a recorded system, San Bernardino County ranks 26th of 57 California counties with at least 10 installations.
How has solar adoption changed in San Bernardino County?
The earliest recorded installation in San Bernardino County dates to 1999. The busiest year on record is 2023, with 22,152 installations. 2025 has 11,760 recorded installations so far. The county's cumulative total rose from 70,152 at the end of 2020 to 154,349 today. Recent years fill in as state programs and permit offices report, so the latest counts are provisional.
Who installs solar in San Bernardino County?
Sunrun has the most recorded installations in San Bernardino County (24,907, 16% of the county's records). Other active installers here include Sunpower, Tesla and Freedom Forever. Installers based anywhere in California are listed in the state installer directory.
Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in San Bernardino County?
PanelCensus records 154,349 solar installations in San Bernardino County, California (2.2 GW of capacity) — about 20.9% of the county's 738,535 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 San Bernardino County?
The median installed price for recorded systems in San Bernardino County is $4.25/W before incentives; the median system is 5.9 kW. The California median is $4.26/W.
Who installs solar in San Bernardino County?
The most active recorded installers in San Bernardino County are Sunrun (24,907), Sunpower (12,680) and Tesla (12,547).
How much of the solar in San Bernardino County is leased?
69,977 recorded installations (45%) in San Bernardino County are third-party owned — a lease or power-purchase agreement, compared with 29% across California.
How big is a typical solar system in San Bernardino County?
The median recorded system in San Bernardino County is 5.9 kW, against 5.9 kW for California as a whole.
More solar data near San Bernardino County
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- Solar in Riverside County· 219,236 installations
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- Solar in Fresno County· 109,535 installations
- Solar in Contra Costa County· 103,567 installations
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 San Bernardino County, California”, https://panelcensus.com/solar/california/san-bernardino-county (data as of October 10, 2026).