PanelCensus

Solar installations in Kane County, IL

2,749 recorded installations in Kane 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.

Installations
2,749
Total capacity
98.3 MW
Median price
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
64%
lease / PPA

Most active

Top installers in Kane County

No resolved installers recorded in this county.

Growth

Installations by year

2008
1
2015
7
2016
21
2017
4
2018
1
2019
124
2020
544
2021
510
2022
433
2023
918
2024
155
2025
4
2026
21

Frequently asked questions

How many homes have solar in Kane County?

PanelCensus records 2,749 solar installations in Kane County, Illinois (98.3 MW of capacity). Dataset coverage depends on Illinois's reporting programs, so the true total is higher.

How much does solar cost in Kane County?

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

Who installs solar in Kane 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. See methodology.