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Solar installations in New London County, CT

27 recorded installations in New London County, Connecticut — capacity, prices and the installers doing the work.

At a glance

New London County, Connecticut has 27 recorded solar installations totalling 81.9 MW of capacity — the 4th-highest count among the 8 Connecticut counties with records, and under 1% of the state total.

Dataset updated . Sources: LBNL Tracking the Sun + city permit records + state programs + USGS/EIA utility-scale.

Installations
27
Total capacity
81.9 MW
Median price
—
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
11%
lease / PPA

Severe-weather exposure: solar sites here have been matched to an average of 2.6 hail and 1.5 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 4,948 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 1% of that (this county is under-reported in public program data). A yardstick, not dated records.

Most active

Top installers in New London County

Growth

Installations by year

YearNewCumulative
2014
1
1
2016
4
5
2017
6
11
2018
5
16
2019
2
18
2021
1
19
2022
1
20
2024
2
22

How does New London County compare with the rest of Connecticut?

The median recorded system in New London County is 1200 kW, about 154 times the state median of 7.8 kW. 11% of installations here are third-party owned (lease or power-purchase agreement), compared with 60% across Connecticut. None of the county's records include battery storage, against 2% statewide. Fewer than 30 systems here report an installed price, so no county price median is published.

How has solar adoption changed in New London County?

The earliest recorded installation in New London County dates to 2014. The busiest year on record is 2017, with 6 installations. 2024 has 2 recorded installations so far. The county's cumulative total rose from 18 at the end of 2019 to 27 today. Recent years fill in as state programs and permit offices report, so the latest counts are provisional.

Who installs solar in New London County?

Earthlight Technologies has the most recorded installations in New London County (2, 7% of the county's records). Other active installers here include Con Edison Solutions, Verogy and Earth Smart Solar. Installers based anywhere in Connecticut are listed in the state installer directory.

Frequently asked questions

How many homes have solar in New London County?

PanelCensus records 27 solar installations in New London County, Connecticut (81.9 MW of capacity). Coverage depends on Connecticut's public reporting, so the true total is likely higher.

Who installs solar in New London County?

The most active recorded installers in New London County are Earthlight Technologies (2), Con Edison Solutions (2) and Verogy (1).

How much of the solar in New London County is leased?

3 recorded installations (11%) in New London County are third-party owned — a lease or power-purchase agreement, compared with 60% across Connecticut.

How big is a typical solar system in New London County?

The median recorded system in New London County is 1,200 kW, against 7.8 kW for Connecticut as a whole.

More solar data near New London County

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. 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 19, 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 New London County, Connecticut”, https://panelcensus.com/solar/connecticut/new-london-county (data as of October 19, 2026).