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Solar installations in Franklin County, IL

232 recorded installations in Franklin 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
1.3%
of 18,468 homes
Installations
232
Total capacity
14.9 MW
Median price
—
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
16%
lease / PPA

Severe-weather exposure: solar sites here have been matched to an average of 5.3 hail (0.9 severe) and 6 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
2015
1
10.01%
2017
2
30.02%
2019
1
40.02%
2020
23
270.15%
2021
17
440.24%
2022
9
530.29%
2023
28
810.44%
2024
76
1570.85%
2025
71
2281.24%
2026
4
2321.26%

Frequently asked questions

How many homes have solar in Franklin County?

PanelCensus records 232 solar installations in Franklin County, Illinois (14.9 MW of capacity) — about 1.3% of the county's 18,468 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 Franklin County?

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

Who installs solar in Franklin 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.