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Solar installations in Carroll County, MD

405 recorded installations in Carroll County, Maryland — capacity, prices and the installers doing the work.

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

Homes with solar
0.61%
of 66,167 homes
Installations
405
Total capacity
30.4 MW
Median price
$3.70/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
0%
lease / PPA

Severe-weather exposure: solar sites here have been matched to an average of 4.8 hail and 5.3 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 2,792 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 15% of that (this county is under-reported in public program data). A yardstick, not dated records.

Most active

Top installers in Carroll County

#InstallerInstalls here
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Growth

Installations by year

YearNewCumulative% homes
2010
1
10.00%
2011
2
30.01%
2012
1
40.01%
2013
2
60.01%
2014
2
80.01%
2017
2
100.01%
2021
182
1920.29%
2022
210
4020.61%
2023
1
4030.61%
2025
2
4050.61%

Frequently asked questions

How many homes have solar in Carroll County?

PanelCensus records 405 solar installations in Carroll County, Maryland (30.4 MW of capacity) — about 0.61% of the county's 66,167 housing units (U.S. Census ACS). Dataset coverage depends on Maryland's reporting programs, so the true total is higher.

How much does solar cost in Carroll County?

The median installed price for recorded systems in Carroll County is $3.70/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 11.1 kW.

Who installs solar in Carroll County?

The most active recorded installers in Carroll County are redacted.

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.