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Solar installations in Fayette County, IL

206 recorded installations in Fayette 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
2.3%
of 8,849 homes
Installations
206
Total capacity
33.7 MW
Median price
—
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
10%
lease / PPA

Severe-weather exposure: solar sites here have been matched to an average of 2.8 hail and 4.3 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).

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No resolved installers recorded in this county.

Growth

Installations by year

YearNewCumulative% homes
2016
3
30.03%
2019
7
100.11%
2020
43
530.60%
2021
37
901.02%
2022
8
981.11%
2023
19
1171.32%
2024
29
1461.65%
2025
49
1952.20%
2026
4
1992.25%

Frequently asked questions

How many homes have solar in Fayette County?

PanelCensus records 206 solar installations in Fayette County, Illinois (33.7 MW of capacity) — about 2.3% of the county's 8,849 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 Fayette County?

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

Who installs solar in Fayette 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.