Solar installations in Idaho
27 recorded installations — prices, growth by year, county breakdown and the installers doing the work.
Dataset updated . Sources: LBNL Tracking the Sun + city permit records + state programs + USGS/EIA utility-scale.
† Idaho is under-reported. Public solar data is incomplete here, so the 0.00% homes-with-solar figure is a floor — the true rate is higher. See how complete each state's data is on the coverage scorecard.
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Top installers in Idaho
| # | Installer | Installs in ID |
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Growth
Installations by year
New installs per year and the running cumulative total, plus % of homes with solar (ACS housing units).
By county
Solar by county in Idaho
| County | Installs | % homes | Capacity | Median $/W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owyhee Countylimited | 6 | 0.13% | 131.0 MW | — |
| Elmore Countylimited | 4 | 0.03% | 94.5 MW | $3.77/W |
| Franklin Countylimited | 3 | 0.06% | 26 kW | $3.85/W |
| Twin Falls Countylimited | 3 | 0.01% | 2.0 MW | — |
| Ada Countylimited | 1 | 0.00% | 54.6 MW | — |
| Boundary Countylimited | 1 | 0.02% | 8 kW | — |
| Canyon Countylimited | 1 | 0.00% | 34 kW | $2.37/W |
| Clearwater Countylimited | 1 | 0.02% | 16 kW | — |
| Custer Countylimited | 1 | 0.03% | 9 kW | $3.90/W |
Counties derived from installation ZIP codes (Census ZCTA crosswalk) — approximate at boundaries. Counties marked limited have under 10 recorded installs, so their medians and penetration are indicative only. % homes = recorded installs ÷ housing units (U.S. Census ACS 5-Year, B25001).
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How many solar installations are there in Idaho?
PanelCensus records 27 solar installations in Idaho, totalling 297.8 MW of capacity — about 0.00% of the state's 776,683 housing units (U.S. Census ACS) — compiled from LBNL's Tracking the Sun, city permit records, state programs and USGS/EIA utility-scale data. (Coverage depends on what the state publishes, so actual totals are higher.)
How much does solar cost per watt in Idaho?
The Idaho records in the dataset do not include enough price data to compute a reliable median.
Who are the biggest solar installers in Idaho?
No resolved installers recorded.