Solar installations in Bay County, FL
15 recorded installations in Bay County, Florida — capacity, prices and the installers doing the work.
At a glance
Bay County, Florida has 15 recorded solar installations totalling 689.9 MW of capacity — the 37th-highest count among the 64 Florida counties with records, and under 1% of the state total. That is about 0.01% of the county's 106,209 housing units, against 0.38% statewide.
Dataset updated . Sources: LBNL Tracking the Sun + city permit records + state programs + USGS/EIA utility-scale.
Severe-weather exposure: solar sites here have been matched to an average of 3.2 hail (0.9 severe) and 3.1 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).
Search every recorded installation in Bay County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 147 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 10% of that (this county is under-reported in public program data). A yardstick, not dated records.
Most active
Top installers in Bay County
| # | Installer | Installs here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Standard Renewable Energy | 2 |
| 2 | Robert Follese | 1 |
| 3 | Kenny Strange | 1 |
| 4 | David Bessette | 1 |
Growth
Installations by year
How does Bay County compare with the rest of Florida?
The median recorded system in Bay County is 74700 kW, about 7922 times the state median of 9.43 kW. None of the county's records include battery storage, against 3% statewide. By share of housing units with a recorded system, Bay County ranks 40th of 43 Florida counties with at least 10 installations. Fewer than 30 systems here report an installed price, so no county price median is published.
How has solar adoption changed in Bay County?
The earliest recorded installation in Bay County dates to 2009. The busiest year on record is 2023, with 7 installations. 2024 has 1 recorded installation so far. Recent years fill in as state programs and permit offices report, so the latest counts are provisional.
Who installs solar in Bay County?
Standard Renewable Energy has the most recorded installations in Bay County (2, 13% of the county's records). Other active installers here include Robert Follese, Kenny Strange and David Bessette. Installers based anywhere in Florida are listed in the state installer directory.
Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Bay County?
PanelCensus records 15 solar installations in Bay County, Florida (689.9 MW of capacity) — about 0.01% of the county's 106,209 housing units (U.S. Census ACS). Coverage depends on Florida's public reporting, so the true total is likely higher.
Who installs solar in Bay County?
The most active recorded installers in Bay County are Standard Renewable Energy (2), Robert Follese (1) and Kenny Strange (1).
How big is a typical solar system in Bay County?
The median recorded system in Bay County is 74,700 kW, against 9.4 kW for Florida as a whole.
More solar data near Bay County
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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.
About this data
Source: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's Tracking the Sun, merged with city permit records, state incentive programs and the USGS U.S. Large-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Database / EIA-860 plant registers, as published October 10, 2026 — PanelCensus refreshes it as each source publishes new records. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: PanelCensus, “Solar installations in Bay County, Florida”, https://panelcensus.com/solar/florida/bay-county (data as of October 10, 2026).