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Solar installations in Tuolumne County, CA

5,774 recorded installations in Tuolumne 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
18.3%
of 31,491 homes
Installations
5,774
Total capacity
64.7 MW
Median price
$4.15/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
19%
lease / PPA

Severe-weather exposure: solar sites here have been matched to an average of 2.1 hail and 0.4 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 2,393 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 241% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.

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Top installers in Tuolumne County

Growth

Installations by year

YearNewCumulative% homes
2005
20
400.13%
2006
43
830.26%
2007
35
1180.38%
2008
39
1570.50%
2009
29
1860.59%
2010
43
2290.73%
2011
29
2580.82%
2012
45
3030.96%
2013
54
3571.13%
2014
117
4741.50%
2015
208
6822.17%
2016
232
9142.90%
2017
272
1,1863.77%
2018
309
1,4954.75%
2019
527
2,0226.42%
2020
403
2,4257.70%
2021
502
2,9279.29%
2022
687
3,61411.48%
2023
787
4,40113.97%
2024
643
5,04416.02%
2025
730
5,77418.34%

Frequently asked questions

How many homes have solar in Tuolumne County?

PanelCensus records 5,774 solar installations in Tuolumne County, California (64.7 MW of capacity) — about 18.3% of the county's 31,491 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 Tuolumne County?

The median installed price for recorded systems in Tuolumne County is $4.15/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 7.9 kW.

Who installs solar in Tuolumne County?

The most active recorded installers in Tuolumne County are Clear Solar, Sunrun, Solarworx.

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.