Solar installations in Marion County, FL
55 recorded installations in Marion County, Florida — capacity, prices and the installers doing the work.
At a glance
Marion County, Florida has 55 recorded solar installations totalling 224 kW of capacity — the 18th-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 183,453 housing units, against 0.38% statewide. The median installed price is $7.72/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.
Search every recorded installation in Marion County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 1,735 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 3% of that (this county is under-reported in public program data). A yardstick, not dated records.
Most active
Top installers in Marion County
| # | Installer | Installs here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Zrallack | 16 |
| 2 | Thomas Lane | 13 |
| 3 | Solar Lights More | 4 |
| 4 | Dan House Electric | 1 |
| 5 | Kevin Patrick Mcmonigla | 1 |
| 6 | Pure Energy Solar Intl | 1 |
| 7 | Patrick Walsh | 1 |
| 8 | Tushar Goswami | 1 |
| 9 | Energy Conservation Solutions | 1 |
| 10 | John Cattill | 1 |
Growth
Installations by year
How does Marion County compare with the rest of Florida?
The median recorded system in Marion County is 5.04 kW, about half of 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, Marion County ranks 24th of 43 Florida counties with at least 10 installations.
How has solar adoption changed in Marion County?
The earliest recorded installation in Marion County dates to 2009. The busiest year on record is 2009, with 29 installations. 2010 has 24 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 Marion County?
Robert Zrallack has the most recorded installations in Marion County (16, 29% of the county's records). Other active installers here include Thomas Lane, Solar Lights More and Dan House Electric. Installers based anywhere in Florida are listed in the state installer directory.
Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Marion County?
PanelCensus records 55 solar installations in Marion County, Florida (224 kW of capacity) — about 0.03% of the county's 183,453 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 Marion County?
The median installed price for recorded systems in Marion County is $7.72/W before incentives; the median system is 5 kW. The Florida median is $3.70/W.
Who installs solar in Marion County?
The most active recorded installers in Marion County are Robert Zrallack (16), Thomas Lane (13) and Solar Lights More (4).
How big is a typical solar system in Marion County?
The median recorded system in Marion County is 5 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 Marion County, Florida”, https://panelcensus.com/solar/florida/marion-county (data as of October 10, 2026).