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Solar installations in Arapahoe County, CO

17,976 recorded installations in Arapahoe 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
6.8%
of 265,980 homes
Installations
17,976
Total capacity
333.0 MW
Median price
$4.35/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
33%
lease / PPA

Severe-weather exposure: solar sites here have been matched to an average of 5.7 hail (2.3 severe) and 5.1 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 8,532 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 211% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.

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Top installers in Arapahoe County

#InstallerInstalls here
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Growth

Installations by year

YearNewCumulative% homes
2006
3
30.00%
2007
39
420.02%
2008
71
1130.04%
2009
130
2430.09%
2010
171
4140.16%
2011
211
6250.23%
2012
384
1,0090.38%
2013
610
1,6190.61%
2014
1,121
2,7401.03%
2015
990
3,7301.40%
2016
993
4,7231.78%
2017
1,011
5,7342.16%
2018
1,028
6,7622.54%
2019
1,293
8,0553.03%
2020
1,707
9,7623.67%
2021
2,094
11,8564.46%
2022
2,444
14,3005.38%
2023
3,227
17,5276.59%
2024
449
17,9766.76%

Frequently asked questions

How many homes have solar in Arapahoe County?

PanelCensus records 17,976 solar installations in Arapahoe County, Colorado (333.0 MW of capacity) — about 6.8% of the county's 265,980 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 Arapahoe County?

The median installed price for recorded systems in Arapahoe County is $4.35/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 5.9 kW.

Who installs solar in Arapahoe County?

The most active recorded installers in Arapahoe 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.