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Solar installations in Shasta County, CA

6,809 recorded installations in Shasta 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.

Homes with solar
8.5%
of 79,748 homes
Installations
6,809
Total capacity
77.4 MW
Median price
$3.90/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
12%
lease / PPA

Severe-weather exposure: solar sites here have been matched to an average of 1.8 hail (1 severe) and 0 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).

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Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 5,645 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 121% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.

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Top installers in Shasta County

Growth

Installations by year

YearNewCumulative% homes
2005
20
780.10%
2006
36
1140.14%
2007
62
1760.22%
2008
31
2070.26%
2009
64
2710.34%
2010
56
3270.41%
2011
82
4090.51%
2012
158
5670.71%
2013
171
7380.93%
2014
406
1,1441.44%
2015
529
1,6732.10%
2016
435
2,1082.64%
2017
375
2,4833.11%
2018
416
2,8993.63%
2019
440
3,3394.19%
2020
421
3,7604.71%
2021
515
4,2755.36%
2022
704
4,9796.24%
2023
920
5,8997.40%
2024
504
6,4038.03%
2025
406
6,8098.54%

Frequently asked questions

How many homes have solar in Shasta County?

PanelCensus records 6,809 solar installations in Shasta County, California (77.4 MW of capacity) — about 8.5% of the county's 79,748 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 Shasta County?

The median installed price for recorded systems in Shasta County is $3.90/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 8.7 kW.

Who installs solar in Shasta County?

The most active recorded installers in Shasta County are Top Hat Energy, Powerhouse Solar, Tomsik Greg Construction.

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.