PanelCensus

Solar installations in Denver County, CO

18,363 recorded installations in Denver 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
5.2%
of 352,593 homes
Installations
18,363
Total capacity
233.9 MW
Median price
$4.35/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
31%
lease / PPA

Severe-weather exposure: solar sites here have been matched to an average of 8.5 hail (3.1 severe) and 6.1 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 8,506 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 216% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.

Most active

Top installers in Denver County

No resolved installers recorded in this county.

Growth

Installations by year

YearNewCumulative% homes
2006
9
90.00%
2007
108
1170.03%
2008
270
3870.11%
2009
326
7130.20%
2010
358
1,0710.30%
2011
391
1,4620.41%
2012
1,029
2,4910.71%
2013
797
3,2880.93%
2014
1,033
4,3211.23%
2015
981
5,3021.50%
2016
999
6,3011.79%
2017
1,018
7,3192.08%
2018
1,142
8,4612.40%
2019
1,395
9,8562.79%
2020
1,634
11,4903.26%
2021
1,878
13,3683.79%
2022
1,822
15,1904.31%
2023
2,720
17,9105.08%
2024
453
18,3635.21%

Frequently asked questions

How many homes have solar in Denver County?

PanelCensus records 18,363 solar installations in Denver County, Colorado (233.9 MW of capacity) — about 5.2% of the county's 352,593 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 Denver County?

The median installed price for recorded systems in Denver County is $4.35/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 5.2 kW.

Who installs solar in Denver County?

No resolved installers recorded in this county.

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.