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Solar installations in Colorado

108,882 recorded installations — prices, growth by year, county breakdown and the installers doing the work.

Dataset updated . Refreshed from LBNL's Tracking the Sun public releases.

Installations
108,882
Total capacity
1.1 GW
Median price
$4.35/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
29%
lease / PPA

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Growth

Installations by year

2005
1$7.65/W
2006
89$8.10/W
2007
814$8.10/W
2008
1,719$7.78/W
2009
2,263$7.29/W
2010
2,599$5.77/W
2011
2,380$5.44/W
2012
3,932$4.98/W
2013
4,338$4.98/W
2014
6,277$4.70/W
2015
5,231$4.35/W
2016
5,594$4.35/W
2017
5,973$4.21/W
2018
6,434$3.50/W
2019
7,485$3.40/W
2020
8,680$3.56/W
2021
10,259$4.10/W
2022
11,913$4.31/W
2023
19,097$4.46/W
2024
3,801$4.29/W

Bars: recorded installs · right column: median $/W that year.

By county

Solar by county in Colorado

CountyInstallsCapacityMedian $/W
Jefferson County14,884128.6 MW$4.35/W
Denver County14,478151.1 MW$4.35/W
Arapahoe County13,306155.0 MW$4.35/W
Boulder County8,97098.6 MW$4.39/W
Adams County8,22070.2 MW$4.35/W
Weld County5,94684.5 MW$4.35/W
Douglas County5,77947.4 MW$4.26/W
Mesa County3,85838.3 MW$4.33/W
Broomfield County1,95720.9 MW$4.35/W
Larimer County1,44912.0 MW$4.32/W
Summit County8498.4 MW$4.00/W
Clear Creek County6935.1 MW$4.59/W
Chaffee County3285.3 MW$3.76/W
Pitkin County2923.2 MW$4.22/W
Garfield County2665.4 MW$4.40/W
Alamosa County18721.9 MW$4.15/W
Rio Blanco County1797.0 MW$4.49/W
Rio Grande County1073.5 MW$3.42/W
Park County91538 kW$5.25/W
Lake County761.3 MW$4.65/W
Conejos County695.7 MW$3.94/W
Logan County4414.9 MW$4.54/W
Morgan County433.1 MW$5.17/W
Saguache County33478 kW$3.55/W
Costilla County27164 kW$4.10/W
Eagle County24160 kW$3.33/W

Counties derived from installation ZIP codes (Census ZCTA crosswalk) — approximate at boundaries. Counties with fewer than 50 recorded installs are shown but not indexed.

Frequently asked questions

How many solar installations are there in Colorado?

LBNL's Tracking the Sun dataset records 108,882 residential and small-commercial solar installations in Colorado, totalling 1.1 GW of capacity. (Coverage depends on the state's reporting programs, so actual totals are higher.)

How much does solar cost per watt in Colorado?

The median installed price across priced systems in Colorado is $4.35/W pre-incentive. Year-by-year medians are shown on this page.

Who are the biggest solar installers in Colorado?

No resolved installers recorded.