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Solar installations in Charles County, MD

462 recorded installations in Charles 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
0.73%
of 63,053 homes
Installations
462
Total capacity
52.2 MW
Median price
$3.90/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
6%
lease / PPA

Severe-weather exposure: solar sites here have been matched to an average of 7.2 hail (0.7 severe) and 5.5 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 3,013 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 Charles County

#InstallerInstalls here
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Growth

Installations by year

YearNewCumulative% homes
2012
2
20.00%
2013
3
50.01%
2014
3
80.01%
2015
26
340.05%
2016
4
380.06%
2017
1
390.06%
2018
2
410.07%
2019
1
420.07%
2020
2
440.07%
2021
158
2020.32%
2022
258
4600.73%
2023
2
4620.73%

Frequently asked questions

How many homes have solar in Charles County?

PanelCensus records 462 solar installations in Charles County, Maryland (52.2 MW of capacity) — about 0.73% of the county's 63,053 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 Charles County?

The median installed price for recorded systems in Charles County is $3.90/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 10.4 kW.

Who installs solar in Charles County?

The most active recorded installers in Charles 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.