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Solar installations in Washington County, MD

250 recorded installations in Washington 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
0.39%
of 63,965 homes
Installations
250
Total capacity
90.8 MW
Median price
$3.83/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
0%
lease / PPA

Severe-weather exposure: solar sites here have been matched to an average of 5.5 hail (1.7 severe) and 5.1 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 1,015 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 25% of that (this county is under-reported in public program data). A yardstick, not dated records.

Most active

Top installers in Washington County

#InstallerInstalls here
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Growth

Installations by year

YearNewCumulative% homes
2010
2
20.00%
2011
4
60.01%
2012
4
100.02%
2013
7
170.03%
2015
5
220.03%
2016
2
240.04%
2017
1
250.04%
2018
1
260.04%
2019
2
280.04%
2020
6
340.05%
2021
56
900.14%
2022
158
2480.39%
2023
1
2490.39%
2024
1
2500.39%

Frequently asked questions

How many homes have solar in Washington County?

PanelCensus records 250 solar installations in Washington County, Maryland (90.8 MW of capacity) — about 0.39% of the county's 63,965 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 Washington County?

The median installed price for recorded systems in Washington County is $3.83/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 11.6 kW.

Who installs solar in Washington County?

The most active recorded installers in Washington 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.