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Solar installations in Ford County, IL

209 recorded installations in Ford 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
3.3%
of 6,263 homes
Installations
209
Total capacity
12.2 MW
Median price
—
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
12%
lease / PPA

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No resolved installers recorded in this county.

Growth

Installations by year

YearNewCumulative% homes
2016
3
30.05%
2017
2
50.08%
2019
7
120.19%
2020
34
460.73%
2021
18
641.02%
2022
7
711.13%
2023
38
1091.74%
2024
50
1592.54%
2025
42
2013.21%
2026
8
2093.34%

Frequently asked questions

How many homes have solar in Ford County?

PanelCensus records 209 solar installations in Ford County, Illinois (12.2 MW of capacity) — about 3.3% of the county's 6,263 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 Ford County?

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

Who installs solar in Ford 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.