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Solar installations in Santa Clara County, CA

84,629 recorded installations in Santa Clara County, California — capacity, prices and the installers doing the work.

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

Installations
84,629
Total capacity
706.3 MW
Median price
$4.36/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
24%
lease / PPA

Most active

Top installers in Santa Clara County

#InstallerInstalls here
1Tesla Energy16,463
2Sunrun11,269
3Sunpower5,444
4Petersendean3,176
5Clean Solar2,272
6Cobalt Power Systems1,913
7Semper Solaris1,388
8Rgs Energy1,249
9Bright Ops1,211
10Sungevity Development1,143

Growth

Installations by year

2005
253
2006
438
2007
904
2008
1,042
2009
941
2010
1,336
2011
2,045
2012
2,231
2013
3,783
2014
5,020
2015
6,153
2016
7,395
2017
5,397
2018
5,411
2019
5,100
2020
6,198
2021
7,438
2022
10,336
2023
12,497
2024
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Frequently asked questions

How many homes have solar in Santa Clara County?

The Tracking the Sun dataset records 84,629 solar installations in Santa Clara County, California (706.3 MW of capacity). Dataset coverage depends on California's reporting programs, so the true total is higher.

How much does solar cost in Santa Clara County?

The median installed price for recorded systems in Santa Clara County is $4.36/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 5.6 kW.

Who installs solar in Santa Clara County?

The most active recorded installers in Santa Clara County are Tesla Energy, Sunrun, Sunpower.

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.