Solar installations in Mesa County, CO
5,207 recorded installations in Mesa 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 4.6 hail and 2.8 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).
Search every recorded installation in Mesa County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 1,722 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 302% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.
Most active
Top installers in Mesa County
| # | Installer | Installs here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | redacted | 5,194 |
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Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Mesa County?
PanelCensus records 5,207 solar installations in Mesa County, Colorado (68.9 MW of capacity) — about 7.6% of the county's 68,861 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 Mesa County?
The median installed price for recorded systems in Mesa County is $4.20/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 5.9 kW.
Who installs solar in Mesa County?
The most active recorded installers in Mesa 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.