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Solar installations in Alachua County, FL

2,117 recorded installations in Alachua County, Florida — capacity, prices 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
1.7%
of 125,702 homes
Installations
2,117
Total capacity
324.0 MW
Median price
$3.50/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
0%
lease / PPA

Severe-weather exposure: solar sites here have been matched to an average of 4.2 hail (1 severe) and 2.4 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 1,279 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 166% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.

Most active

Top installers in Alachua County

Growth

Installations by year

YearNewCumulative% homes
2006
2
120.01%
2007
42
540.04%
2008
60
1140.09%
2009
141
2550.20%
2010
69
3240.26%
2011
116
4400.35%
2012
95
5350.43%
2013
76
6110.49%
2014
47
6580.52%
2015
54
7120.57%
2016
76
7880.63%
2017
108
8960.71%
2018
203
1,0990.87%
2019
194
1,2931.03%
2020
264
1,5571.24%
2021
390
1,9471.55%
2022
158
2,1051.68%
2023
3
2,1081.68%
2024
2
2,1101.68%

Frequently asked questions

How many homes have solar in Alachua County?

PanelCensus records 2,117 solar installations in Alachua County, Florida (324.0 MW of capacity) — about 1.7% of the county's 125,702 housing units (U.S. Census ACS). Dataset coverage depends on Florida's reporting programs, so the true total is higher.

How much does solar cost in Alachua County?

The median installed price for recorded systems in Alachua County is $3.50/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 8.2 kW.

Who installs solar in Alachua County?

The most active recorded installers in Alachua County are Solar Impact, Sun Ppm, Pure Energy Ca.

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. Market penetration = recorded installations ÷ housing units (U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year, Table B25001); it undercounts where dataset coverage is partial. See methodology.