PanelCensus

Solar installations in Sutter County, CA

11,740 recorded installations in Sutter 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
33.9%
of 34,681 homes
Installations
11,740
Total capacity
148.2 MW
Median price
$4.15/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
27%
lease / PPA

Severe-weather exposure: solar sites here have been matched to an average of 1.7 hail 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 7,387 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 159% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.

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Growth

Installations by year

YearNewCumulative% homes
2005
12
330.10%
2006
21
540.16%
2007
62
1160.33%
2008
43
1590.46%
2009
37
1960.56%
2010
72
2680.77%
2011
86
3541.02%
2012
92
4461.29%
2013
241
6871.98%
2014
607
1,2943.73%
2015
1,148
2,4427.04%
2016
1,005
3,4479.94%
2017
810
4,25712.28%
2018
810
5,06714.61%
2019
1,060
6,12717.67%
2020
820
6,94720.03%
2021
901
7,84822.63%
2022
1,238
9,08626.20%
2023
1,294
10,38029.93%
2024
707
11,08731.97%
2025
653
11,74033.85%

Frequently asked questions

How many homes have solar in Sutter County?

PanelCensus records 11,740 solar installations in Sutter County, California (148.2 MW of capacity) — about 33.9% of the county's 34,681 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 Sutter County?

The median installed price for recorded systems in Sutter County is $4.15/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 7 kW.

Who installs solar in Sutter County?

The most active recorded installers in Sutter County are Sunrun, Tesla, Westhaven 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. Market penetration = recorded installations ÷ housing units (U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year, Table B25001); it undercounts where dataset coverage is partial. See methodology.