Solar installations in Manatee County, FL
64 recorded installations in Manatee County, Florida — capacity, prices and the installers doing the work.
At a glance
Manatee County, Florida has 64 recorded solar installations totalling 635.1 MW of capacity — the 16th-highest count among the 64 Florida counties with records, and under 1% of the state total. That is about 0.03% of the county's 214,510 housing units, against 0.38% statewide. The median installed price is $8.00/W before incentives, about twice the Florida median of $3.70/W.
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 |
Growth
Installations by year
How does Manatee County compare with the rest of Florida?
The median recorded system in Manatee County is 5.23 kW, about 45% below 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, Manatee County ranks 23rd of 43 Florida counties with at least 10 installations.
How has solar adoption changed in Manatee County?
The earliest recorded installation in Manatee County dates to 2006. The busiest year on record is 2009, with 25 installations. 2024 has 4 recorded installations so far. Recent years fill in as state programs and permit offices report, so the latest counts are provisional.
Who installs solar in Manatee County?
Thomas Harriman has the most recorded installations in Manatee County (13, 20% of the county's records). Other active installers here include Kirk Maust, Scott And Sons Electric and Stepan C Groninger. Installers based anywhere in Florida are listed in the state installer directory.
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). Coverage depends on Florida's public reporting, so the true total is likely higher.
How much does solar cost in Manatee County?
The median installed price for recorded systems in Manatee County is $8.00/W before incentives; the median system is 5.2 kW. The Florida median is $3.70/W.
Who installs solar in Manatee County?
The most active recorded installers in Manatee County are Thomas Harriman (13), Kirk Maust (8) and Scott And Sons Electric (7).
How big is a typical solar system in Manatee County?
The median recorded system in Manatee County is 5.2 kW, against 9.4 kW for Florida as a whole.
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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 Manatee County, Florida”, https://panelcensus.com/solar/florida/manatee-county (data as of October 10, 2026).