PanelCensus

Solar installations in Louisiana

41,418 recorded installations — prices, growth by year, county breakdown and the installers doing the work.

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

Installations
41,418
Total capacity
866.6 MW
Median price
$2.50/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
0%
lease / PPA

Most active

Top installers in Louisiana

#InstallerInstalls in LA
1Global Efficient Energy211
2VETERAN CONTRACTORS, L.L.C.158
3Green Light Solar, LLC of Texas - Bret Anthony Duplantis88
4MARC JONES CONSTRUCTION, L.L.C.79
5POSIGEN OF LOUISIANA, L.L.C. - Glynn Woodall61
6VETERAN CONTRACTORS, L.L.C. - James Walsh56
7Green Light Solar, LLC of Texas51
8OPTIMIZE SOLUTIONS, LLC48
9Marc Jones Construction LLC DBA Sunpro Solar - Marc Jones46
10Supreme Power LLC DBA Posigen Louisiana - Michael King46
11PosiGen Developer, LLC - Joshua Theard42
12GULF SOUTH SOLAR, LLC42
13PosiGen Developer, LLC39
14Joule, LLC - Robert schmidt38
15JOULE, LLC35

Louisiana installer directory →

Growth

Installations by year

2011
115$2.50/W
2012
2,372$2.50/W
2013
5,474$4.50/W
2014
3,173$2.99/W
2015
2,318$3.57/W
2016
1,294$2.63/W
2017
1,185$2.90/W
2018
1,133$2.63/W
2019
878$2.60/W
2020
1,211$2.00/W
2021
1,099$2.00/W
2022
1,760$2.01/W
2023
1,456$2.00/W
2024
1,523$2.02/W
2025
950$2.02/W
2026
37$2.00/W

Bars: recorded installs · right column: median $/W that year.

By county

Solar by county in Louisiana

CountyInstallsCapacityMedian $/W
Orleans Parish39,706508.4 MW$2.50/W

Counties derived from installation ZIP codes (Census ZCTA crosswalk) — approximate at boundaries. Counties with fewer than 50 recorded installs are shown but not indexed.

Frequently asked questions

How many solar installations are there in Louisiana?

PanelCensus records 41,418 solar installations in Louisiana, totalling 866.6 MW of capacity — compiled from LBNL's Tracking the Sun, city permit records, state programs and USGS/EIA utility-scale data. (Coverage depends on what the state publishes, so actual totals are higher.)

How much does solar cost per watt in Louisiana?

The median installed price across priced systems in Louisiana is $2.50/W pre-incentive. Year-by-year medians are shown on this page.

Who are the biggest solar installers in Louisiana?

Global Efficient Energy has the most recorded installations in Louisiana (211), followed by VETERAN CONTRACTORS, L.L.C. (158).