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Solar installations in Stephenson County, IL

1,027 recorded installations in Stephenson 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
4.8%
of 21,375 homes
Installations
1,027
Total capacity
199.5 MW
Median price
—
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
40%
lease / PPA

Severe-weather exposure: solar sites here have been matched to an average of 3.4 hail (1.1 severe) and 3.8 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 553 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 186% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.

Most active

Top installers in Stephenson County

No resolved installers recorded in this county.

Growth

Installations by year

YearNewCumulative% homes
2016
1
10.01%
2019
22
230.11%
2020
269
2921.37%
2021
140
4322.02%
2022
110
5422.54%
2023
142
6843.20%
2024
160
8443.95%
2025
171
1,0154.75%
2026
12
1,0274.80%

Frequently asked questions

How many homes have solar in Stephenson County?

PanelCensus records 1,027 solar installations in Stephenson County, Illinois (199.5 MW of capacity) — about 4.8% of the county's 21,375 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 Stephenson County?

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

Who installs solar in Stephenson 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.