Solar installations in Howard County, MD
1,316 recorded installations in Howard 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.
Severe-weather exposure: solar sites here have been matched to an average of 3.4 hail and 3.5 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).
Search every recorded installation in Howard County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 4,559 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 29% of that (this county is under-reported in public program data). A yardstick, not dated records.
Most active
Top installers in Howard County
| # | Installer | Installs here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | redacted | 1,266 |
| 2 | Brian S Electric | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Howard County?
PanelCensus records 1,316 solar installations in Howard County, Maryland (88.6 MW of capacity) — about 1.1% of the county's 124,489 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 Howard County?
The median installed price for recorded systems in Howard County is $3.10/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 10.9 kW.
Who installs solar in Howard County?
The most active recorded installers in Howard County are redacted, Brian S Electric.
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.