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Solar installations in Florida

38,748 recorded installations — prices, growth by year, county breakdown 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
0.38%
of 10,082,356 homes
Installations
38,748
Total capacity
15.6 GW
Median price
$3.65/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
0%
lease / PPA

Most active

Top installers in Florida

#InstallerInstalls in FL
1Sunnova Energy1,295
2Sunrun1,266
3Titan Solar1,044
4Momentum Solar997
5Tesla Energy829
6Tesla802
7Meraki Installers791
8Windmar Home Florida693
9Freedom Forever586
10Esa Solar Energy581
11Solar Impact572
12Equity Solar510
13Solar Volt505
14Palmetto Solar479
15Sunlight Enterprises447

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Growth

Installations by year

YearNewCumulative% homes
2005
3
680.00%
2006
29
970.00%
2007
85
1820.00%
2008
112
2940.00%
2009
1,075
1,3690.01%
2010
807
2,1760.02%
2011
152
2,3280.02%
2012
144
2,4720.03%
2013
130
2,6020.03%
2014
132
2,7340.03%
2015
249
2,9830.03%
2016
534
3,5170.04%
2017
1,010
4,5270.04%
2018
1,595
6,1220.06%
2019
2,118
8,2400.08%
2020
3,214
11,4540.11%
2021
4,935
16,3890.16%
2022
6,479
22,8680.23%
2023
5,384
28,2520.28%
2024
2,718
30,9700.31%
2025
2,043
33,0130.33%
2026
62
33,0750.33%

New installs per year and the running cumulative total, plus % of homes with solar (ACS housing units).

By county

Solar by county in Florida

CountyInstalls% homesCapacityMedian $/W
Osceola County14,6078.9%370.0 MW$3.62/W
Orange County13,7972.4%292.0 MW$3.63/W
Alachua County2,1171.7%324.0 MW$3.50/W
Hillsborough County1,1680.19%783.8 MW$6.94/W
Leon County8080.59%121.1 MW$2.50/W
Volusia County4020.14%79.0 MW$7.16/W
Broward County2180.03%1.9 MW$7.88/W
Lee County1010.02%381 kW$6.82/W
Palm Beach County1000.01%97.8 MW$7.98/W
St. Lucie County910.06%346.0 MW$8.53/W
Sarasota County880.03%437 kW$8.01/W
Pinellas County790.01%4.5 MW$6.95/W
Seminole County740.04%174.7 MW$7.25/W
Polk County700.02%678.1 MW$6.83/W
Brevard County680.02%378.8 MW$6.90/W
Manatee County640.03%635.1 MW$8.00/W
Duval County570.01%127.6 MW$7.42/W
Marion County550.03%224 kW$7.72/W
Lake County390.02%97.3 MW$7.19/W
Collier County380.02%149 kW$7.28/W
Charlotte County370.03%97.1 MW$7.31/W
Miami-Dade County370.00%75.9 MW$8.28/W
St. Johns County370.03%97.0 MW$7.43/W
Sumter County330.04%89 kW$7.00/W
Citrus County270.03%192.4 MW$7.02/W
Pasco County270.01%157.9 MW$6.50/W
Escambia County260.02%658.2 MW$7.45/W
Indian River County260.03%462.4 MW$7.00/W
Santa Rosa County260.03%225.2 MW$5.60/W
Flagler County220.04%75 kW$8.34/W
Martin County210.03%248.0 MW$7.30/W
Monroe County200.04%96 kW$8.20/W
Okaloosa County190.02%45.8 MW$5.84/W
Clay County170.02%245.9 MW$8.40/W
Hernando County170.02%60 kW$6.59/W
Nassau County170.04%190.8 MW$7.51/W
Bay County150.01%689.9 MW$6.40/W
Walton County150.03%439.7 MW$6.58/W
Hendry County140.09%514.1 MW$7.30/W
Putnam County130.04%460.2 MW$6.88/W
Gadsden County110.06%55 kW$5.63/W
Levy County110.05%173.1 MW$8.23/W
Baker County100.10%654.1 MW$8.01/W
Columbia Countylimited90.03%28 kW$7.94/W
DeSoto Countylimited90.06%542.1 MW—
Calhoun Countylimited70.12%326.3 MW$6.26/W
Glades Countylimited70.11%268.2 MW$5.03/W
Highlands Countylimited70.01%26 kW$7.72/W
Jackson Countylimited70.04%91.3 MW$6.70/W
Suwannee Countylimited70.04%101.5 MW$5.98/W
Taylor Countylimited60.05%13.2 MW$5.92/W
Franklin Countylimited50.06%14 kW$6.34/W
Hamilton Countylimited50.09%97.4 MW$9.93/W
Hardee Countylimited50.05%284.7 MW—
Union Countylimited40.08%190.8 MW$7.15/W
Gilchrist Countylimited30.04%74.5 MW$6.53/W
Liberty Countylimited30.09%52 kW$6.76/W
Okeechobee Countylimited30.02%74.5 MW—
Gulf Countylimited20.02%11 kW$5.90/W
Wakulla Countylimited20.01%5 kW$6.45/W
Washington Countylimited20.02%171.3 MW—
Bradford Countylimited10.01%29 kW$6.50/W
Jefferson Countylimited10.01%3 kW$5.43/W
Madison Countylimited10.01%74.9 MW—

Counties derived from installation ZIP codes (Census ZCTA crosswalk) — approximate at boundaries. Counties marked limited have under 10 recorded installs, so their medians and penetration are indicative only. % homes = recorded installs ÷ housing units (U.S. Census ACS 5-Year, B25001).

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Hardware

Top solar equipment in Florida

#Panel manufacturerSystems
1First Solar57
2KW PV41
3Suntech Power29
4Sharp17
5KW13
6ROOF MOUNTED11
7United Solar Ovonic11
8Trina Solar10
#Inverter manufacturerSystems
1SOLAREDGE43
2SMA America39
3Tesla27
4TESLA19
5Enphase14
6PV Powered10

From recorded equipment on Florida systems (Tracking the Sun + state/permit data); counts are systems where the manufacturer is known.

Developers

Top solar developers in Florida

#DeveloperSystems
1SOLAR VOLT INC 503
2MERAKI INSTALLERS LLC328
3SUPERIOR SOLAR SYSTEMS LLC232
4TESLA ENERGY OPERATIONS, INC188
5TITAN SOLAR POWER FL INC159
6SOLAR DYNAMICS INC. 152
7FUN IN THE SUN POOL HEATING INC139
8ESA SOLAR ENERGY LLC137

Developer/EPC named on the permit or program record — often the same firm as the installer.

Frequently asked questions

How many solar installations are there in Florida?

PanelCensus records 38,748 solar installations in Florida, totalling 15.6 GW of capacity — about 0.38% of the state's 10,082,356 housing units (U.S. Census ACS) — compiled from LBNL's Tracking the Sun, city permit records, state programs and USGS/EIA utility-scale data. (Coverage depends on what the state publishes, so actual totals are higher.)

How much does solar cost per watt in Florida?

The median installed price across priced systems in Florida is $3.65/W pre-incentive. Year-by-year medians are shown on this page.

Who are the biggest solar installers in Florida?

Sunnova Energy has the most recorded installations in Florida (1,295), followed by Sunrun (1,266).