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Solar installations in Maine

12,751 recorded installations — prices, growth by year, county breakdown and the installers doing the work.

Dataset updated . Refreshed from LBNL's Tracking the Sun public releases.

Installations
12,751
Total capacity
841.0 MW
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
58
2008
83
2009
108
2010
124
2011
186$5.00/W
2012
509$3.99/W
2013
648$3.43/W
2014
371
2015
556
2016
646
2017
879
2018
770
2019
1,062
2020
914
2021
1,062
2022
1,709
2023
2,474
2024
466

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

By county

Solar by county in Maine

CountyInstallsCapacityMedian $/W
Cumberland County3,880128.9 MW$3.72/W
York County1,791104.4 MW$3.73/W
Kennebec County770171.5 MW$3.68/W
Waldo County71737.9 MW$3.49/W
Lincoln County63957.7 MW$3.59/W
Knox County61835.2 MW$3.50/W
Sagadahoc County53627.4 MW$3.77/W
Oxford County52967.6 MW$4.03/W
Androscoggin County47630.4 MW$4.52/W
Somerset County267116.2 MW$3.59/W
Franklin County18536.0 MW$3.32/W
Hancock County1518.4 MW$3.72/W
Penobscot County1421.7 MW$3.88/W
Piscataquis County49771 kW$4.52/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?

LBNL's Tracking the Sun dataset records 12,751 residential and small-commercial solar installations in Maine, totalling 841.0 MW of capacity. (Coverage depends on the state's reporting programs, 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.