Solar installations in Polk County, FL
70 recorded installations in Polk 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 3.3 hail (0.9 severe) and 0.7 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).
Search every recorded installation in Polk County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 3,988 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 Polk County
| # | Installer | Installs here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Bessette | 8 |
| 2 | Robert Lanier Krieger | 3 |
| 3 | Robert Lanie Krieger | 2 |
| 4 | Mike Faqua | 2 |
| 5 | David Haddaway | 2 |
| 6 | Robert Follese | 2 |
| 7 | Constructive Resource | 2 |
| 8 | Christopher Greene | 1 |
| 9 | Robert L Rogers | 1 |
| 10 | Gary Estes | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Polk County?
PanelCensus records 70 solar installations in Polk County, Florida (678.1 MW of capacity) — about 0.02% of the county's 329,750 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 Polk County?
The median installed price for recorded systems in Polk County is $6.83/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 18.4 kW.
Who installs solar in Polk County?
The most active recorded installers in Polk County are David Bessette, Robert Lanier Krieger, Robert Lanie Krieger.
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.