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Solar installations in Gilpin County, CO

6 recorded installations in Gilpin 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.

Limited data. Only 6 recorded installations in Gilpin County so far, so the medians and penetration below are indicative, not reliable — a single new record can move them sharply.
Homes with solar
0.16%
of 3,706 homes
Installations
6
Total capacity
34 kW
Median price
$3.50/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
17%
lease / PPA

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Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 84 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 7% of that (this county is under-reported in public program data). A yardstick, not dated records.

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Top installers in Gilpin County

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Growth

Installations by year

YearNewCumulative% homes
2010
1
10.03%
2012
1
20.05%
2014
1
30.08%
2021
1
40.11%
2022
1
50.14%
2024
1
60.16%

Frequently asked questions

How many homes have solar in Gilpin County?

PanelCensus records 6 solar installations in Gilpin County, Colorado (34 kW of capacity) — about 0.16% of the county's 3,706 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 Gilpin County?

The median installed price for recorded systems in Gilpin County is $3.50/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 5.1 kW.

Who installs solar in Gilpin County?

The most active recorded installers in Gilpin 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.