PanelCensus

Solar installations in Santa Barbara County, CA

17,307 recorded installations in Santa Barbara County, California — capacity, prices and the installers doing the work.

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

Installations
17,307
Total capacity
152.8 MW
Median price
$4.54/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
31%
lease / PPA

Most active

Top installers in Santa Barbara County

Growth

Installations by year

2005
73
2006
91
2007
125
2008
86
2009
265
2010
257
2011
398
2012
459
2013
459
2014
856
2015
1,311
2016
1,375
2017
881
2018
1,022
2019
1,293
2020
1,418
2021
1,842
2022
2,541
2023
2,429
2024
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Frequently asked questions

How many homes have solar in Santa Barbara County?

The Tracking the Sun dataset records 17,307 solar installations in Santa Barbara County, California (152.8 MW of capacity). Dataset coverage depends on California's reporting programs, so the true total is higher.

How much does solar cost in Santa Barbara County?

The median installed price for recorded systems in Santa Barbara County is $4.54/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 4.5 kW.

Who installs solar in Santa Barbara County?

The most active recorded installers in Santa Barbara County are Sunrun, Tesla Energy, Brighten 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.