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Solar installations in Summit County, CO

899 recorded installations in Summit 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
2.8%
of 31,849 homes
Installations
899
Total capacity
9.0 MW
Median price
$3.99/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
4%
lease / PPA

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Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 289 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 311% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.

Most active

Top installers in Summit County

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Growth

Installations by year

YearNewCumulative% homes
2006
3
30.01%
2007
14
170.05%
2008
39
560.18%
2009
58
1140.36%
2010
74
1880.59%
2011
73
2610.82%
2012
37
2980.94%
2013
20
3181.00%
2014
25
3431.08%
2015
17
3601.13%
2016
16
3761.18%
2017
17
3931.23%
2018
19
4121.29%
2019
61
4731.49%
2020
88
5611.76%
2021
101
6622.08%
2022
67
7292.29%
2023
150
8792.76%
2024
20
8992.82%

Frequently asked questions

How many homes have solar in Summit County?

PanelCensus records 899 solar installations in Summit County, Colorado (9.0 MW of capacity) — about 2.8% of the county's 31,849 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 Summit County?

The median installed price for recorded systems in Summit County is $3.99/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 6 kW.

Who installs solar in Summit County?

The most active recorded installers in Summit 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.