Solar installations in Morgan County, CO
92 recorded installations in Morgan County, Colorado — capacity, prices and the installers doing the work.
At a glance
Morgan County, Colorado has 92 recorded solar installations totalling 19.3 MW of capacity — the 21st-highest count among the 42 Colorado counties with records, and under 1% of the state total. That is about 0.79% of the county's 11,670 housing units, against 4.6% statewide. The median installed price is $5.26/W before incentives, about 21% above the Colorado median of $4.35/W.
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 3.7 hail (2.1 severe) and 3.8 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).
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How does Morgan County compare with the rest of Colorado?
The median recorded system in Morgan County is 7.21 kW, about 26% above the state median of 5.72 kW. 7% of installations here are third-party owned (lease or power-purchase agreement), compared with 27% across Colorado. None of the county's records include battery storage, against 2% statewide. By share of housing units with a recorded system, Morgan County ranks 24th of 28 Colorado counties with at least 10 installations.
How has solar adoption changed in Morgan County?
The earliest recorded installation in Morgan County dates to 2002. The busiest year on record is 2023, with 23 installations. 2024 has 14 recorded installations so far. The county's cumulative total rose from 25 at the end of 2019 to 92 today. Recent years fill in as state programs and permit offices report, so the latest counts are provisional.
Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Morgan County?
PanelCensus records 92 solar installations in Morgan County, Colorado (19.3 MW of capacity) — about 0.79% of the county's 11,670 housing units (U.S. Census ACS). Coverage depends on Colorado's public reporting, so the true total is likely higher.
How much does solar cost in Morgan County?
The median installed price for recorded systems in Morgan County is $5.26/W before incentives; the median system is 7.2 kW. The Colorado median is $4.35/W.
How much of the solar in Morgan County is leased?
6 recorded installations (7%) in Morgan County are third-party owned — a lease or power-purchase agreement, compared with 27% across Colorado.
How big is a typical solar system in Morgan County?
The median recorded system in Morgan County is 7.2 kW, against 5.7 kW for Colorado as a whole.
More solar data near Morgan County
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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.
About this data
Source: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's Tracking the Sun, merged with city permit records, state incentive programs and the USGS U.S. Large-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Database / EIA-860 plant registers, as published October 10, 2026 — PanelCensus refreshes it as each source publishes new records. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: PanelCensus, “Solar installations in Morgan County, Colorado”, https://panelcensus.com/solar/colorado/morgan-county (data as of October 10, 2026).