Solar installations in DeKalb County, IL
1,184 recorded installations in DeKalb 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.
Search every recorded installation in DeKalb County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 303 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 391% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.
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Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in DeKalb County?
PanelCensus records 1,184 solar installations in DeKalb County, Illinois (220.0 MW of capacity) — about 2.9% of the county's 41,499 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 DeKalb County?
Not enough priced records in this county to compute a reliable median.
Who installs solar in DeKalb 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.