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Solar installations in Adams County, CO

11,882 recorded installations in Adams County, Colorado — 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
6.2%
of 191,765 homes
Installations
11,882
Total capacity
260.9 MW
Median price
$4.55/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
30%
lease / PPA

Severe-weather exposure: solar sites here have been matched to an average of 5.7 hail (3.1 severe) and 3 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 5,589 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 213% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.

Most active

Top installers in Adams County

#InstallerInstalls here
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Growth

Installations by year

YearNewCumulative% homes
2007
16
160.01%
2008
40
560.03%
2009
72
1280.07%
2010
104
2320.12%
2011
133
3650.19%
2012
210
5750.30%
2013
371
9460.49%
2014
762
1,7080.89%
2015
651
2,3591.23%
2016
703
3,0621.60%
2017
609
3,6711.91%
2018
647
4,3182.25%
2019
746
5,0642.64%
2020
966
6,0303.14%
2021
1,383
7,4133.87%
2022
1,379
8,7924.58%
2023
2,515
11,3075.90%
2024
575
11,8826.20%

Frequently asked questions

How many homes have solar in Adams County?

PanelCensus records 11,882 solar installations in Adams County, Colorado (260.9 MW of capacity) — about 6.2% of the county's 191,765 housing units (U.S. Census ACS). Dataset coverage depends on Colorado's reporting programs, so the true total is higher.

How much does solar cost in Adams County?

The median installed price for recorded systems in Adams County is $4.55/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 5.7 kW.

Who installs solar in Adams County?

The most active recorded installers in Adams County are redacted.

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.