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Solar installations in Kankakee County, IL

794 recorded installations in Kankakee 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
1.7%
of 45,396 homes
Installations
794
Total capacity
253.5 MW
Median price
—
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
60%
lease / PPA

Severe-weather exposure: solar sites here have been matched to an average of 3.9 hail and 4 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
2
20.00%
2017
6
80.02%
2018
5
130.03%
2019
4
170.04%
2020
34
510.11%
2021
49
1000.22%
2022
54
1540.34%
2023
203
3570.79%
2024
238
5951.31%
2025
180
7751.71%
2026
15
7901.74%

Frequently asked questions

How many homes have solar in Kankakee County?

PanelCensus records 794 solar installations in Kankakee County, Illinois (253.5 MW of capacity) — about 1.7% of the county's 45,396 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 Kankakee County?

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

Who installs solar in Kankakee 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.