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Solar installations in Delaware

7,866 recorded installations — prices, growth by year, county breakdown and the installers doing the work.

Dataset updated . Refreshed from LBNL's Tracking the Sun public releases.

Installations
7,866
Total capacity
84.5 MW
Median price
$4.57/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
25%
lease / PPA

Most active

Top installers in Delaware

Growth

Installations by year

2005
2$9.55/W
2006
35$8.33/W
2007
64$8.52/W
2008
162$8.13/W
2009
224$8.00/W
2010
220$7.80/W
2011
358$6.27/W
2012
321$5.28/W
2013
242$4.70/W
2014
333$4.25/W
2015
472$3.94/W
2016
1,456$4.90/W
2017
701$5.00/W
2018
153$3.42/W
2019
157$3.10/W
2020
228$3.13/W
2021
532$3.94/W
2022
822$3.96/W
2023
1,280$4.21/W

Bars: recorded installs · right column: median $/W that year.

By county

Solar by county in Delaware

CountyInstallsCapacityMedian $/W
New Castle County4,54247.1 MW$4.50/W
Sussex County2,57226.6 MW$4.65/W
Kent County7238.8 MW$4.71/W

Counties derived from installation ZIP codes (Census ZCTA crosswalk) — approximate at boundaries. Counties with fewer than 50 recorded installs are shown but not indexed.

Frequently asked questions

How many solar installations are there in Delaware?

LBNL's Tracking the Sun dataset records 7,866 residential and small-commercial solar installations in Delaware, totalling 84.5 MW of capacity. (Coverage depends on the state's reporting programs, so actual totals are higher.)

How much does solar cost per watt in Delaware?

The median installed price across priced systems in Delaware is $4.57/W pre-incentive. Year-by-year medians are shown on this page.

Who are the biggest solar installers in Delaware?

Sungevity Development has the most recorded installations in Delaware (126), followed by Clean Energy Usa (103).