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Solar installations in Florida

12,486 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
12,486
Total capacity
164.6 MW
Median price
$3.77/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
0%
lease / PPA

Most active

Top installers in Florida

Growth

Installations by year

2006
17$9.48/W
2007
48$9.08/W
2008
47$8.33/W
2009
958$7.31/W
2010
739$7.03/W
2011
120$5.70/W
2012
85$4.65/W
2013
66$3.14/W
2014
56$3.50/W
2015
98$3.50/W
2016
231$3.20/W
2017
391$3.30/W
2018
645$3.05/W
2019
913$3.10/W
2020
1,408$3.38/W
2021
2,178$3.62/W
2022
2,397$3.87/W
2023
1,902$4.40/W

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

By county

Solar by county in Florida

CountyInstallsCapacityMedian $/W
Osceola County4,54842.8 MW$3.60/W
Orange County2,78057.5 MW$3.60/W
Alachua County1,19032.2 MW$3.71/W
Volusia County119456 kW$7.16/W
Lee County101381 kW$6.82/W
Leon County91993 kW$7.92/W
Sarasota County87432 kW$8.03/W
Palm Beach County86397 kW$7.96/W
Pinellas County75320 kW$6.93/W
Seminole County70464 kW$7.27/W
Hillsborough County62215 kW$6.94/W
Brevard County61232 kW$6.90/W
Broward County61521 kW$7.88/W
Marion County56224 kW$7.72/W
Manatee County50352 kW$8.00/W
Duval County47208 kW$7.42/W
Polk County43310 kW$6.83/W
Collier County36144 kW$7.30/W
Lake County36230 kW$7.19/W
Charlotte County34235 kW$7.46/W
Miami-Dade County34195 kW$8.28/W
St. Johns County33139 kW$7.42/W
Sumter County3389 kW$7.00/W
Citrus County25100 kW$7.02/W
Flagler County2375 kW$8.34/W
Pasco County2386 kW$6.50/W
Santa Rosa County2179 kW$5.71/W
Monroe County2096 kW$8.20/W
St. Lucie County1975 kW$8.53/W
Martin County1844 kW$7.30/W
Hernando County1660 kW$6.59/W
Okaloosa County1669 kW$5.84/W
Escambia County1565 kW$7.45/W
Nassau County1541 kW$7.51/W
Indian River County1456 kW$7.00/W
Clay County1227 kW$8.40/W
Gadsden County1155 kW$5.63/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?

LBNL's Tracking the Sun dataset records 12,486 residential and small-commercial solar installations in Florida, totalling 164.6 MW of capacity. (Coverage depends on the state's reporting programs, so actual totals are higher.)

How much does solar cost per watt in Florida?

The median installed price across priced systems in Florida is $3.77/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 (612), followed by Tesla Energy (607).