Solar installations in Shelby County, IL
129 recorded installations in Shelby County, Illinois — capacity, prices and the installers doing the work.
At a glance
Shelby County, Illinois has 129 recorded solar installations totalling 2.1 MW of capacity — the 73rd-highest count among the 102 Illinois counties with records, and under 1% of the state total. That is about 1.3% of the county's 10,054 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 Shelby County compare with the rest of Illinois?
The median recorded system in Shelby County is 10.91 kW, about 22% above the state median of 8.97 kW. 12% of installations here are third-party owned (lease or power-purchase agreement), compared with 43% across Illinois. 3 systems (2%) of the county's records include battery storage, against 4% statewide. By share of housing units with a recorded system, Shelby County ranks 78th 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 Shelby County?
The earliest recorded installation in Shelby County dates to 2015. The busiest year on record is 2024, with 31 installations. 2025 has 27 recorded installations so far. The county's cumulative total rose from 22 at the end of 2020 to 129 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 Shelby County?
PanelCensus records 129 solar installations in Shelby County, Illinois (2.1 MW of capacity) — about 1.3% of the county's 10,054 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 Shelby County is leased?
15 recorded installations (12%) in Shelby County are third-party owned — a lease or power-purchase agreement, compared with 43% across Illinois.
How big is a typical solar system in Shelby County?
The median recorded system in Shelby County is 10.9 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 Shelby County, Illinois”, https://panelcensus.com/solar/illinois/shelby-county (data as of October 10, 2026).