PanelCensus

Solar installations in San Luis Obispo County, CA

24,867 recorded installations in San Luis Obispo County, California — capacity, prices and the installers doing the work.

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

Installations
24,867
Total capacity
194.5 MW
Median price
$4.22/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
27%
lease / PPA

Most active

Top installers in San Luis Obispo County

Growth

Installations by year

2005
63
2006
104
2007
218
2008
177
2009
322
2010
318
2011
359
2012
447
2013
775
2014
1,484
2015
2,113
2016
1,927
2017
1,235
2018
1,477
2019
1,903
2020
1,875
2021
2,206
2022
3,790
2023
3,834

Frequently asked questions

How many homes have solar in San Luis Obispo County?

The Tracking the Sun dataset records 24,867 solar installations in San Luis Obispo County, California (194.5 MW of capacity). Dataset coverage depends on California's reporting programs, so the true total is higher.

How much does solar cost in San Luis Obispo County?

The median installed price for recorded systems in San Luis Obispo County is $4.22/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 5.1 kW.

Who installs solar in San Luis Obispo County?

The most active recorded installers in San Luis Obispo County are Sunrun, Tesla Energy, A M Sun Solar.

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.