Solar installations in Yolo County, CA
23,518 recorded installations in Yolo 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.
Severe-weather exposure: solar sites here have been matched to an average of 1 hail and 0 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).
Search every recorded installation in Yolo County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 10,731 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 219% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.
Most active
Top installers in Yolo County
| # | Installer | Installs here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunrun | 3,320 |
| 2 | Sunpower | 2,338 |
| 3 | Tesla | 1,967 |
| 4 | West Coast Solar | 1,079 |
| 5 | Leonard Roofing | 727 |
| 6 | Sonray Construction | 593 |
| 7 | Citadel Roofing And Solar | 564 |
| 8 | V3 Electric | 525 |
| 9 | Bright Ops | 479 |
| 10 | Hooked On Solar | 439 |
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Installations by year
Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Yolo County?
PanelCensus records 23,518 solar installations in Yolo County, California (326.7 MW of capacity) — about 28.8% of the county's 81,543 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 Yolo County?
The median installed price for recorded systems in Yolo County is $4.25/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 5.3 kW.
Who installs solar in Yolo County?
The most active recorded installers in Yolo County are Sunrun, Sunpower, Tesla.
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.