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Solar installations in Yuba County, CA

11,469 recorded installations in Yuba 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
38.1%
of 30,089 homes
Installations
11,469
Total capacity
115.1 MW
Median price
$4.16/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
31%
lease / PPA

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).

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Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 4,973 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 231% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.

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Top installers in Yuba County

Growth

Installations by year

YearNewCumulative% homes
2005
11
330.11%
2006
27
600.20%
2007
40
1000.33%
2008
52
1520.51%
2009
34
1860.62%
2010
54
2400.80%
2011
78
3181.06%
2012
94
4121.37%
2013
183
5951.98%
2014
358
9533.17%
2015
612
1,5655.20%
2016
729
2,2947.62%
2017
587
2,8819.57%
2018
727
3,60811.99%
2019
864
4,47214.86%
2020
957
5,42918.04%
2021
1,054
6,48321.55%
2022
1,506
7,98926.55%
2023
1,401
9,39031.21%
2024
1,064
10,45434.74%
2025
1,015
11,46938.12%

Frequently asked questions

How many homes have solar in Yuba County?

PanelCensus records 11,469 solar installations in Yuba County, California (115.1 MW of capacity) — about 38.1% of the county's 30,089 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 Yuba County?

The median installed price for recorded systems in Yuba County is $4.16/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 5.8 kW.

Who installs solar in Yuba County?

The most active recorded installers in Yuba County are Sunrun, Tesla, Infinity Energy.

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.