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Solar installations in Bureau County, IL

324 recorded installations in Bureau 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
2.1%
of 15,646 homes
Installations
324
Total capacity
68.2 MW
Median price
—
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
26%
lease / PPA

Severe-weather exposure: solar sites here have been matched to an average of 3.8 hail (1.7 severe) and 4.5 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).

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Top installers in Bureau County

No resolved installers recorded in this county.

Growth

Installations by year

YearNewCumulative% homes
2015
1
10.01%
2016
2
30.02%
2019
14
170.11%
2020
50
670.43%
2021
25
920.59%
2022
21
1130.72%
2023
43
1561.00%
2024
84
2401.53%
2025
76
3162.02%
2026
5
3212.05%

Frequently asked questions

How many homes have solar in Bureau County?

PanelCensus records 324 solar installations in Bureau County, Illinois (68.2 MW of capacity) — about 2.1% of the county's 15,646 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 Bureau County?

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

Who installs solar in Bureau 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.