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Solar installations in Pope County, IL

37 recorded installations in Pope 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
1.6%
of 2,273 homes
Installations
37
Total capacity
533 kW
Median price
—
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
0%
lease / PPA

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No resolved installers recorded in this county.

Growth

Installations by year

YearNewCumulative% homes
2015
1
10.04%
2016
2
30.13%
2019
1
40.18%
2020
5
90.40%
2021
5
140.62%
2022
7
210.92%
2023
7
281.23%
2024
6
341.50%
2025
3
371.63%

Frequently asked questions

How many homes have solar in Pope County?

PanelCensus records 37 solar installations in Pope County, Illinois (533 kW of capacity) — about 1.6% of the county's 2,273 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 Pope County?

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

Who installs solar in Pope 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.