Solar installations in Franklin County, MA
59 recorded installations in Franklin 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.
Severe-weather exposure: solar sites here have been matched to an average of 4.4 hail and 3 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).
Search every recorded installation in Franklin County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 2,175 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 3% of that (this county is under-reported in public program data). A yardstick, not dated records.
Most active
Top installers in Franklin County
| # | Installer | Installs here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vision Solar | 6 |
| 2 | Nexamp | 2 |
| 3 | Borrego Solar | 1 |
| 4 | Bernardston MA 1, LLC | 1 |
| 5 | Ameresco | 1 |
| 6 | Berry Construction | 1 |
| 7 | Cs Energy | 1 |
| 8 | S&C Electric | 1 |
| 9 | Cmk Construction Management | 1 |
| 10 | Ecogen Services | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Franklin County?
PanelCensus records 59 solar installations in Franklin County, Massachusetts (152.9 MW of capacity) — about 0.17% of the county's 34,424 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 Franklin County?
The median installed price for recorded systems in Franklin County is $2.49/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 1,833 kW.
Who installs solar in Franklin County?
The most active recorded installers in Franklin County are Vision Solar, Nexamp, 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.