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Solar installations in Maine

13,671 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
13,671
Total capacity
2.5 GW
Median price
$3.71/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
0%
lease / PPA

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Growth

Installations by year

2005
22
2006
53
2007
59
2008
83
2009
109
2010
124
2011
188$5.00/W
2012
509$3.99/W
2013
651$3.43/W
2014
374
2015
560
2016
663
2017
910
2018
805
2019
1,085
2020
953
2021
1,129
2022
1,834
2023
2,639
2024
736
2025
121
2026
11

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

By county

Solar by county in Maine

CountyInstallsCapacityMedian $/W
Cumberland County3,928213.3 MW$3.72/W
York County1,829308.3 MW$3.73/W
Androscoggin County939242.6 MW$4.52/W
Kennebec County827386.0 MW$3.68/W
Waldo County739103.1 MW$3.49/W
Lincoln County661101.3 MW$3.59/W
Knox County63865.2 MW$3.50/W
Oxford County554151.1 MW$4.03/W
Sagadahoc County54444.6 MW$3.77/W
Somerset County305285.4 MW$3.59/W
Franklin County20194.3 MW$3.32/W
Penobscot County16494.8 MW$3.88/W
Hancock County15627.3 MW$3.72/W
Piscataquis County5549.9 MW$4.52/W
Aroostook County42114.1 MW$3.24/W
Washington County1220.2 MW$3.58/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 Maine?

PanelCensus records 13,671 solar installations in Maine, totalling 2.5 GW 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 Maine?

The median installed price across priced systems in Maine is $3.71/W pre-incentive. Year-by-year medians are shown on this page.

Who are the biggest solar installers in Maine?

No resolved installers recorded.