Solar installations in Boulder County, CO
13,015 recorded installations in Boulder 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.
Severe-weather exposure: solar sites here have been matched to an average of 4.3 hail and 0.1 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).
Search every recorded installation in Boulder County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 7,020 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 185% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.
Most active
Top installers in Boulder County
| # | Installer | Installs here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | redacted | 10,688 |
| 2 | NAMASTE SOLAR ELECTRIC INC | 322 |
| 3 | ENERGY TRANSITION PARTNERS INC dba | 185 |
| 4 | SMART WAVE SOLAR | 152 |
| 5 | Photon Brothers | 134 |
| 6 | SAVE HOME HEAT CO INC | 124 |
| 7 | Sunrun | 108 |
| 8 | Custom Solar | 81 |
| 9 | Tesla Energy | 68 |
| 10 | GREEN GRID TECHNOLOGIES DBA | 57 |
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Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Boulder County?
PanelCensus records 13,015 solar installations in Boulder County, Colorado (304.7 MW of capacity) — about 9.1% of the county's 142,809 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 Boulder County?
The median installed price for recorded systems in Boulder County is $4.11/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 5.9 kW.
Who installs solar in Boulder County?
The most active recorded installers in Boulder County are redacted, NAMASTE SOLAR ELECTRIC INC, ENERGY TRANSITION PARTNERS INC dba.
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.