Solar installations in Pinellas County, FL
79 recorded installations in Pinellas 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 2 hail and 1.4 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).
Search every recorded installation in Pinellas County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 5,743 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 1% of that (this county is under-reported in public program data). A yardstick, not dated records.
Most active
Top installers in Pinellas County
| # | Installer | Installs here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Constructive Resource | 14 |
| 2 | Samuel Cochrane | 6 |
| 3 | Sam Cochrane | 4 |
| 4 | Joseph Matissek | 4 |
| 5 | Robert Follese | 3 |
| 6 | Brian Hartley | 3 |
| 7 | William May | 2 |
| 8 | Brian S Electric | 2 |
| 9 | Barry Flaherty | 2 |
| 10 | Glen Upchurch | 1 |
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Installations by year
Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Pinellas County?
PanelCensus records 79 solar installations in Pinellas County, Florida (4.5 MW of capacity) — about 0.01% of the county's 518,180 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 Pinellas County?
The median installed price for recorded systems in Pinellas County is $6.95/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 5.1 kW.
Who installs solar in Pinellas County?
The most active recorded installers in Pinellas County are Constructive Resource, Samuel Cochrane, Sam Cochrane.
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.