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Solar installations in Jefferson County, CO

20,509 recorded installations in Jefferson 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
8.2%
of 251,183 homes
Installations
20,509
Total capacity
180.2 MW
Median price
$4.35/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
30%
lease / PPA

Severe-weather exposure: solar sites here have been matched to an average of 6.9 hail (2.5 severe) and 0.6 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 10,074 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 204% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.

Most active

Top installers in Jefferson County

#InstallerInstalls here
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Growth

Installations by year

YearNewCumulative% homes
2006
15
160.01%
2007
137
1530.06%
2008
287
4400.17%
2009
357
7970.32%
2010
492
1,2890.51%
2011
433
1,7220.69%
2012
611
2,3330.93%
2013
869
3,2021.27%
2014
1,360
4,5621.82%
2015
1,004
5,5662.22%
2016
1,054
6,6202.64%
2017
1,213
7,8333.12%
2018
1,209
9,0423.60%
2019
1,387
10,4294.15%
2020
1,414
11,8434.71%
2021
1,624
13,4675.36%
2022
2,438
15,9056.33%
2023
4,084
19,9897.96%
2024
520
20,5098.16%

Frequently asked questions

How many homes have solar in Jefferson County?

PanelCensus records 20,509 solar installations in Jefferson County, Colorado (180.2 MW of capacity) — about 8.2% of the county's 251,183 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 Jefferson County?

The median installed price for recorded systems in Jefferson County is $4.35/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 6 kW.

Who installs solar in Jefferson County?

The most active recorded installers in Jefferson 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.