Solar installations in Pulaski County, IL
13 recorded installations in Pulaski County, Illinois — capacity, prices and the installers doing the work.
At a glance
Pulaski County, Illinois has 13 recorded solar installations totalling 6.1 MW of capacity — the 102nd-highest count among the 102 Illinois counties with records, and under 1% of the state total. That is about 0.46% of the county's 2,845 housing units, against 2.1% statewide.
Dataset updated . Sources: LBNL Tracking the Sun + city permit records + state programs + USGS/EIA utility-scale.
Severe-weather exposure: solar sites here have been matched to an average of 4.2 hail (1 severe) and 5 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).
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How does Pulaski County compare with the rest of Illinois?
The median recorded system in Pulaski County is 16.8 kW, about 87% above the state median of 8.97 kW. 15% of installations here are third-party owned (lease or power-purchase agreement), compared with 43% across Illinois. None of the county's records include battery storage, against 4% statewide. By share of housing units with a recorded system, Pulaski County ranks 100th of 102 Illinois counties with at least 10 installations. Fewer than 30 systems here report an installed price, so no county price median is published.
How has solar adoption changed in Pulaski County?
The earliest recorded installation in Pulaski County dates to 2023. The busiest year on record is 2024, with 5 installations. 2025 has 4 recorded installations so far. Recent years fill in as state programs and permit offices report, so the latest counts are provisional.
Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Pulaski County?
PanelCensus records 13 solar installations in Pulaski County, Illinois (6.1 MW of capacity) — about 0.46% of the county's 2,845 housing units (U.S. Census ACS). Coverage depends on Illinois's public reporting, so the true total is likely higher.
How much of the solar in Pulaski County is leased?
2 recorded installations (15%) in Pulaski County are third-party owned — a lease or power-purchase agreement, compared with 43% across Illinois.
How big is a typical solar system in Pulaski County?
The median recorded system in Pulaski County is 16.8 kW, against 9 kW for Illinois as a whole.
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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.
About this data
Source: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's Tracking the Sun, merged with city permit records, state incentive programs and the USGS U.S. Large-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Database / EIA-860 plant registers, as published October 10, 2026 — PanelCensus refreshes it as each source publishes new records. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: PanelCensus, “Solar installations in Pulaski County, Illinois”, https://panelcensus.com/solar/illinois/pulaski-county (data as of October 10, 2026).