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Solar installations in Macoupin County, IL

582 recorded installations in Macoupin 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
2.8%
of 21,108 homes
Installations
582
Total capacity
45.0 MW
Median price
—
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
14%
lease / PPA

Severe-weather exposure: solar sites here have been matched to an average of 4.6 hail (2 severe) and 5.1 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).

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Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 171 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 340% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.

Most active

Top installers in Macoupin County

No resolved installers recorded in this county.

Growth

Installations by year

YearNewCumulative% homes
2015
2
20.01%
2016
7
90.04%
2017
3
120.06%
2019
40
520.25%
2020
83
1350.64%
2021
47
1820.86%
2022
47
2291.08%
2023
56
2851.35%
2024
134
4191.99%
2025
151
5702.70%
2026
6
5762.73%

Frequently asked questions

How many homes have solar in Macoupin County?

PanelCensus records 582 solar installations in Macoupin County, Illinois (45.0 MW of capacity) — about 2.8% of the county's 21,108 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 Macoupin County?

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

Who installs solar in Macoupin 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.