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Solar installations in Hampden County, MA

148 recorded installations in Hampden 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
0.07%
of 197,210 homes
Installations
148
Total capacity
409.2 MW
Median price
$2.72/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
13%
lease / PPA

Severe-weather exposure: solar sites here have been matched to an average of 5 hail (1.7 severe) and 2.5 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 6,794 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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Top installers in Hampden County

Growth

Installations by year

YearNewCumulative% homes
2011
4
40.00%
2012
1
50.00%
2013
5
100.01%
2014
10
200.01%
2015
6
260.01%
2016
3
290.01%
2017
28
570.03%
2018
16
730.04%
2019
15
880.04%
2020
21
1090.06%
2021
8
1170.06%
2022
20
1370.07%
2023
9
1460.07%
2024
2
1480.07%

Frequently asked questions

How many homes have solar in Hampden County?

PanelCensus records 148 solar installations in Hampden County, Massachusetts (409.2 MW of capacity) — about 0.07% of the county's 197,210 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 Hampden County?

The median installed price for recorded systems in Hampden County is $2.72/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 2,500 kW.

Who installs solar in Hampden County?

The most active recorded installers in Hampden County are Vision Solar, Borrego Solar, Park Avenue Solar Solutions.

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.