Solar installations in Schuyler County, IL
55 recorded installations in Schuyler County, Illinois — capacity, prices and the installers doing the work.
At a glance
Schuyler County, Illinois has 55 recorded solar installations totalling 9.0 MW of capacity — the 84th-highest count among the 102 Illinois counties with records, and under 1% of the state total. That is about 1.7% of the county's 3,317 housing units, against 2.1% statewide.
Dataset updated . Sources: LBNL Tracking the Sun + city permit records + state programs + USGS/EIA utility-scale.
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How does Schuyler County compare with the rest of Illinois?
The median recorded system in Schuyler County is 9.81 kW, roughly in line with the state median of 8.97 kW. 7% of installations here are third-party owned (lease or power-purchase agreement), compared with 43% across Illinois. 2 systems (4%) of the county's records include battery storage, against 4% statewide. By share of housing units with a recorded system, Schuyler County ranks 68th 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 Schuyler County?
The earliest recorded installation in Schuyler County dates to 2019. The busiest year on record is 2024, with 22 installations. 2025 has 14 recorded installations so far. The county's cumulative total rose from 5 at the end of 2020 to 55 today. 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 Schuyler County?
PanelCensus records 55 solar installations in Schuyler County, Illinois (9.0 MW of capacity) — about 1.7% of the county's 3,317 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 Schuyler County is leased?
4 recorded installations (7%) in Schuyler County are third-party owned — a lease or power-purchase agreement, compared with 43% across Illinois.
How big is a typical solar system in Schuyler County?
The median recorded system in Schuyler County is 9.8 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 Schuyler County, Illinois”, https://panelcensus.com/solar/illinois/schuyler-county (data as of October 10, 2026).