Solar installations in Highlands County, FL
7 recorded installations in Highlands 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.
Severe-weather exposure: solar sites here have been matched to an average of 1 hail and 0 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).
Search every recorded installation in Highlands County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 290 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 2% of that (this county is under-reported in public program data). A yardstick, not dated records.
Most active
Top installers in Highlands County
| # | Installer | Installs here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curtis Weldy | 2 |
| 2 | David Jensen | 1 |
| 3 | David Bessette | 1 |
| 4 | Mid Florida Electric | 1 |
| 5 | Highlands Energy | 1 |
| 6 | Brian Goldberg | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Highlands County?
PanelCensus records 7 solar installations in Highlands County, Florida (26 kW of capacity) — about 0.01% of the county's 58,086 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 Highlands County?
Not enough priced records in this county to compute a reliable median.
Who installs solar in Highlands County?
The most active recorded installers in Highlands County are Curtis Weldy, David Jensen, David Bessette.
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.