Solar installations in Solano County, CA
44,023 recorded installations in Solano 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.
Search every recorded installation in Solano County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 20,458 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 215% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.
Most active
Top installers in Solano County
| # | Installer | Installs here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunrun | 8,440 |
| 2 | Tesla | 4,843 |
| 3 | Sunpower | 3,851 |
| 4 | Ambrose Solar | 2,569 |
| 5 | Citadel Roofing And Solar | 1,461 |
| 6 | Bright Ops | 1,374 |
| 7 | V3 Electric | 1,276 |
| 8 | Freedom Forever | 1,011 |
| 9 | Petersendean | 925 |
| 10 | Future Energy Savers | 818 |
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Installations by year
Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Solano County?
PanelCensus records 44,023 solar installations in Solano County, California (426.6 MW of capacity) — about 26.9% of the county's 163,455 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 Solano County?
The median installed price for recorded systems in Solano County is $4.46/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 5.2 kW.
Who installs solar in Solano County?
The most active recorded installers in Solano County are Sunrun, Tesla, 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. Market penetration = recorded installations ÷ housing units (U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year, Table B25001); it undercounts where dataset coverage is partial. See methodology.