PanelCensus

Solar installations in Florida

26,158 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.

Installations
26,158
Total capacity
15.4 GW
Median price
$3.66/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
0%
lease / PPA

Most active

Top installers in Florida

#InstallerInstalls in FL
1Tesla Energy829
2Sunnova Energy612
3Sunrun600
4MERAKI INSTALLERS LLC596
5Titan Solar522
6SOLAR VOLT INC 503
7Momentum Solar480
8Esa Solar Energy357
9Solar Impact356
10SUPERIOR SOLAR SYSTEMS LLC331
11Windmar Home Florida316
12Freedom Forever240
13Equity Solar238
14Atlantic Key Energy226
15Solar Specialist222

Florida installer directory →

Growth

Installations by year

2005
3
2006
28$9.48/W
2007
64$9.08/W
2008
69$8.33/W
2009
978$7.31/W
2010
761$7.02/W
2011
138$5.70/W
2012
97$4.65/W
2013
94$3.15/W
2014
87$3.50/W
2015
152$3.50/W
2016
303$3.20/W
2017
626$3.30/W
2018
954$3.05/W
2019
1,252$3.10/W
2020
1,852$3.38/W
2021
2,828$3.62/W
2022
4,331$3.87/W
2023
3,423$4.40/W
2024
1,323
2025
982
2026
62

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

By county

Solar by county in Florida

CountyInstallsCapacityMedian $/W
Osceola County8,866316.4 MW$3.60/W
Orange County5,686180.7 MW$3.60/W
Alachua County1,200310.2 MW$3.71/W
Hillsborough County1,169783.8 MW$6.94/W
Leon County808121.1 MW$2.50/W
Volusia County39979.0 MW$7.16/W
Broward County2181.9 MW$7.88/W
Lee County101381 kW$6.82/W
Palm Beach County10197.8 MW$7.96/W
St. Lucie County91346.0 MW$8.53/W
Sarasota County87432 kW$8.03/W
Pinellas County784.5 MW$6.93/W
Seminole County73174.7 MW$7.27/W
Polk County70678.1 MW$6.83/W
Brevard County69378.8 MW$6.90/W
Manatee County64635.1 MW$8.00/W
Duval County56120.6 MW$7.42/W
Marion County56224 kW$7.72/W
Lake County3997.3 MW$7.19/W
Charlotte County3797.1 MW$7.46/W
Collier County37144 kW$7.30/W
Miami-Dade County3775.9 MW$8.28/W
St. Johns County3697.0 MW$7.42/W
Sumter County3389 kW$7.00/W
Citrus County27192.4 MW$7.02/W
Pasco County27157.9 MW$6.50/W
Escambia County26658.2 MW$7.45/W
Indian River County26462.4 MW$7.00/W
Santa Rosa County24225.2 MW$5.71/W
Flagler County2375 kW$8.34/W
Martin County21248.0 MW$7.30/W
Monroe County2096 kW$8.20/W
Okaloosa County1945.8 MW$5.84/W
Hernando County1760 kW$6.59/W
Nassau County17190.8 MW$7.51/W
Clay County16245.9 MW$8.40/W
Bay County15689.9 MW$6.40/W
Hendry County15514.1 MW$7.30/W
Walton County14439.7 MW$7.02/W
Putnam County13460.2 MW$6.88/W
Gadsden County1255 kW$5.63/W
Levy County11173.1 MW$8.23/W
Baker County10654.1 MW$8.01/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 Florida?

PanelCensus records 26,158 solar installations in Florida, totalling 15.4 GW of capacity — 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 $3.66/W pre-incentive. Year-by-year medians are shown on this page.

Who are the biggest solar installers in Florida?

Tesla Energy has the most recorded installations in Florida (829), followed by Sunnova Energy (612).