Solar installations in Manatee County, FL
64 recorded installations in Manatee 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 0.6 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).
Search every recorded installation in Manatee County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 3,363 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 Manatee County
| # | Installer | Installs here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Harriman | 13 |
| 2 | Kirk Maust | 8 |
| 3 | Scott And Sons Electric | 7 |
| 4 | Stepan C Groninger | 6 |
| 5 | James Floyd Strauser | 3 |
| 6 | Robert Follese | 3 |
| 7 | William Freeman | 1 |
| 8 | Michael Burke | 1 |
| 9 | Mike Fuqua | 1 |
| 10 | Paul Alkema | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Manatee County?
PanelCensus records 64 solar installations in Manatee County, Florida (635.1 MW of capacity) — about 0.03% of the county's 214,510 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 Manatee County?
The median installed price for recorded systems in Manatee County is $8.00/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 5.2 kW.
Who installs solar in Manatee County?
The most active recorded installers in Manatee County are Thomas Harriman, Kirk Maust, Scott And Sons Electric.
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.