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Solar installations in Trinity County, CA

52 recorded installations in Trinity 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
0.64%
of 8,122 homes
Installations
52
Total capacity
772 kW
Median price
$5.07/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
6%
lease / PPA

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Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 105 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 50% of that (this county is under-reported in public program data). A yardstick, not dated records.

Most active

Top installers in Trinity County

Growth

Installations by year

YearNewCumulative% homes
2008
2
30.04%
2009
1
40.05%
2011
1
50.06%
2012
1
60.07%
2013
5
110.14%
2014
1
120.15%
2015
4
160.20%
2016
2
180.22%
2017
2
200.25%
2018
6
260.32%
2019
4
300.37%
2020
2
320.39%
2021
2
340.42%
2022
2
360.44%
2023
3
390.48%
2024
4
430.53%
2025
9
520.64%

Frequently asked questions

How many homes have solar in Trinity County?

PanelCensus records 52 solar installations in Trinity County, California (772 kW of capacity) — about 0.64% of the county's 8,122 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 Trinity County?

The median installed price for recorded systems in Trinity County is $5.07/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 5.5 kW.

Who installs solar in Trinity County?

The most active recorded installers in Trinity County are Richard Heath Associates, Westhaven Solar, Solar Projects Unlimited.

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.