PanelCensus

Solar installations in Colorado

116,390 recorded installations — prices, growth by year, county breakdown and the installers doing the work.

Dataset updated . Sources: LBNL Tracking the Sun + city permit records + state programs + USGS/EIA utility-scale.

Installations
116,390
Total capacity
2.9 GW
Median price
$4.35/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
27%
lease / PPA

Most active

Top installers in Colorado

#InstallerInstalls in CO
1NAMASTE SOLAR ELECTRIC INC921
2Tesla Energy425
3ENERGY TRANSITION PARTNERS INC dba392
4Sunrun314
5LIGHTHOUSE SOLAR192
6CUSTOM SOLAR LLC179
7Photon Brothers157
8SMART WAVE SOLAR152
9SAVE HOME HEAT CO INC124
10BEN'JAMIN ELECTRIC INC115
11BELLA ENERGY91
12GREEN GRID TECHNOLOGIES DBA80
13Contractor of Record Not Designated78
14Standard Renewable Energy Lp59
15SANDBOX SOLAR55

Colorado installer directory →

Growth

Installations by year

2005
5$7.65/W
2006
94$8.10/W
2007
1,062$7.92/W
2008
2,034$7.62/W
2009
2,572$7.21/W
2010
2,967$5.74/W
2011
2,637$5.41/W
2012
4,183$4.98/W
2013
4,581$4.98/W
2014
6,543$4.70/W
2015
5,571$4.35/W
2016
6,068$4.35/W
2017
6,435$4.16/W
2018
7,120$3.48/W
2019
8,150$3.37/W
2020
9,187$3.52/W
2021
10,833$4.07/W
2022
12,154$4.28/W
2023
19,318$4.45/W
2024
4,175$4.13/W
2025
624$2.95/W
2026
71$2.17/W

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

By county

Solar by county in Colorado

CountyInstallsCapacityMedian $/W
Jefferson County14,891138.2 MW$4.35/W
Denver County14,509207.9 MW$4.35/W
Arapahoe County13,348298.8 MW$4.35/W
Boulder County11,296290.3 MW$4.25/W
Adams County8,251236.8 MW$4.35/W
Weld County6,012328.5 MW$4.35/W
Douglas County5,78049.4 MW$4.26/W
Mesa County3,87159.7 MW$4.33/W
Larimer County3,624113.7 MW$4.32/W
Broomfield County1,95826.9 MW$4.35/W
Summit County8498.4 MW$4.00/W
Clear Creek County6935.1 MW$4.59/W
Chaffee County33114.0 MW$3.76/W
Pitkin County29512.7 MW$4.22/W
Garfield County27321.0 MW$4.40/W
Alamosa County199195.0 MW$4.15/W
Rio Blanco County19138.5 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 County7413.2 MW$3.94/W
Logan County6458.9 MW$4.54/W
Morgan County5119.0 MW$5.17/W
Saguache County343.6 MW$3.55/W
Costilla County27164 kW$4.10/W
Eagle County24160 kW$3.33/W
El Paso County19161.8 MW$3.15/W
Pueblo County1525.1 MW—

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?

PanelCensus records 116,390 solar installations in Colorado, totalling 2.9 GW of capacity — compiled from LBNL's Tracking the Sun, city permit records, state programs and USGS/EIA utility-scale data. (Coverage depends on what the state publishes, 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?

NAMASTE SOLAR ELECTRIC INC has the most recorded installations in Colorado (921), followed by Tesla Energy (425).