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Solar installations in Brown County, IL

51 recorded installations in Brown County, Illinois — capacity, prices and the installers doing the work.

Dataset updated . Sources: LBNL Tracking the Sun + city permit records + state programs + USGS/EIA utility-scale.

Homes with solar
2.2%
of 2,321 homes
Installations
51
Total capacity
541 kW
Median price
—
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
10%
lease / PPA

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Top installers in Brown County

No resolved installers recorded in this county.

Growth

Installations by year

YearNewCumulative% homes
2019
5
50.21%
2020
5
100.43%
2021
4
140.60%
2023
7
210.91%
2024
24
451.94%
2025
6
512.20%

Frequently asked questions

How many homes have solar in Brown County?

PanelCensus records 51 solar installations in Brown County, Illinois (541 kW of capacity) — about 2.2% of the county's 2,321 housing units (U.S. Census ACS). Dataset coverage depends on Illinois's reporting programs, so the true total is higher.

How much does solar cost in Brown County?

Not enough priced records in this county to compute a reliable median.

Who installs solar in Brown County?

No resolved installers recorded in this county.

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.