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Solar installations in Bristol County, MA

195 recorded installations in Bristol County, Massachusetts — 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
0.08%
of 244,166 homes
Installations
195
Total capacity
391.7 MW
Median price
$3.05/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
12%
lease / PPA

Severe-weather exposure: solar sites here have been matched to an average of 3.8 hail and 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 12,961 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 2% of that (this county is under-reported in public program data). A yardstick, not dated records.

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Growth

Installations by year

YearNewCumulative% homes
2011
1
10.00%
2012
7
80.00%
2013
8
160.01%
2014
7
230.01%
2015
6
290.01%
2016
6
350.01%
2017
28
630.03%
2018
18
810.03%
2019
15
960.04%
2020
16
1120.05%
2021
22
1340.06%
2022
23
1570.06%
2023
8
1650.07%
2024
27
1920.08%
2025
1
1930.08%

Frequently asked questions

How many homes have solar in Bristol County?

PanelCensus records 195 solar installations in Bristol County, Massachusetts (391.7 MW of capacity) — about 0.08% of the county's 244,166 housing units (U.S. Census ACS). Dataset coverage depends on Massachusetts's reporting programs, so the true total is higher.

How much does solar cost in Bristol County?

The median installed price for recorded systems in Bristol County is $3.05/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 1,153 kW.

Who installs solar in Bristol County?

The most active recorded installers in Bristol County are Vision Solar, Invaleon Technologies, Borrego Solar.

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.