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Solar installations in Lake County, IN

5 recorded installations in Lake County, Indiana — capacity, prices and the installers doing the work.

Dataset updated . Sources: LBNL Tracking the Sun + city permit records + state programs + USGS/EIA utility-scale.

Limited data. Only 5 recorded installations in Lake County so far, so the medians and penetration below are indicative, not reliable — a single new record can move them sharply.
Homes with solar
0.00%†
recorded floor — true rate higher
Installations
5
Total capacity
9.2 MW
Median price
$2.73/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
0%
lease / PPA

† Indiana is under-reported. Public solar data is incomplete statewide, so this 0.00% homes-with-solar figure is a floor — the true rate is higher. See the coverage scorecard.

Severe-weather exposure: solar sites here have been matched to an average of 6.9 hail (0.8 severe) and 8.1 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 271 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 2% of that (this county is under-reported in public program data). A yardstick, not dated records.

Most active

Top installers in Lake County

No resolved installers recorded in this county.

Growth

Installations by year

YearNewCumulative% homes
2012
3
30.00%
2013
2
50.00%

Frequently asked questions

How many homes have solar in Lake County?

PanelCensus records 5 solar installations in Lake County, Indiana (9.2 MW of capacity) — about 0.00% of the county's 216,330 housing units (U.S. Census ACS). Dataset coverage depends on Indiana's reporting programs, so the true total is higher.

How much does solar cost in Lake County?

The median installed price for recorded systems in Lake County is $2.73/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 2,000 kW.

Who installs solar in Lake 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.