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Solar installations in Weld County, CO

8,088 recorded installations in Weld 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
6.5%
of 125,033 homes
Installations
8,088
Total capacity
342.9 MW
Median price
$4.42/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
29%
lease / PPA

Severe-weather exposure: solar sites here have been matched to an average of 5.9 hail (5.9 severe) and 5.1 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 4,042 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 200% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.

Most active

Top installers in Weld County

#InstallerInstalls here
1Sunrun1

Growth

Installations by year

YearNewCumulative% homes
2007
9
90.01%
2008
33
420.03%
2009
63
1050.08%
2010
96
2010.16%
2011
131
3320.27%
2012
211
5430.43%
2013
229
7720.62%
2014
470
1,2420.99%
2015
349
1,5911.27%
2016
448
2,0391.63%
2017
510
2,5492.04%
2018
490
3,0392.43%
2019
503
3,5422.83%
2020
559
4,1013.28%
2021
840
4,9413.95%
2022
1,136
6,0774.86%
2023
1,415
7,4925.99%
2024
596
8,0886.47%

Frequently asked questions

How many homes have solar in Weld County?

PanelCensus records 8,088 solar installations in Weld County, Colorado (342.9 MW of capacity) — about 6.5% of the county's 125,033 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 Weld County?

The median installed price for recorded systems in Weld County is $4.42/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 5.9 kW.

Who installs solar in Weld County?

The most active recorded installers in Weld County are Sunrun.

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.