Solar installations in Piscataquis County, ME
7 recorded installations in Piscataquis County, Maine — capacity, prices and the installers doing the work.
At a glance
Piscataquis County, Maine has 7 recorded solar installations totalling 49.1 MW of capacity — the 15th-highest count among the 16 Maine counties with records, and under 1% of the state total. That is about 0.05% of the county's 14,651 housing units, against 3.0% statewide.
Dataset updated . Sources: LBNL Tracking the Sun + city permit records + state programs + USGS/EIA utility-scale.
Severe-weather exposure: solar sites here have been matched to an average of 2 hail (1 severe) and 1 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).
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How does Piscataquis County compare with the rest of Maine?
The median recorded system in Piscataquis County is 5850 kW, about 696 times the state median of 8.4 kW. Fewer than 30 systems here report an installed price, so no county price median is published.
How has solar adoption changed in Piscataquis County?
The earliest recorded installation in Piscataquis County dates to 2005. The busiest year on record is 2022, with 2 installations. 2024 has 1 recorded installation so far. Recent years fill in as state programs and permit offices report, so the latest counts are provisional.
Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Piscataquis County?
PanelCensus records 7 solar installations in Piscataquis County, Maine (49.1 MW of capacity) — about 0.05% of the county's 14,651 housing units (U.S. Census ACS). Coverage depends on Maine's public reporting, so the true total is likely higher.
How big is a typical solar system in Piscataquis County?
The median recorded system in Piscataquis County is 5,850 kW, against 8.4 kW for Maine as a whole.
More solar data near Piscataquis County
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- Solar in Sagadahoc County· 19 installations
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.
About this data
Source: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's Tracking the Sun, merged with city permit records, state incentive programs and the USGS U.S. Large-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Database / EIA-860 plant registers, as published October 10, 2026 — PanelCensus refreshes it as each source publishes new records. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: PanelCensus, “Solar installations in Piscataquis County, Maine”, https://panelcensus.com/solar/maine/piscataquis-county (data as of October 10, 2026).