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Solar installations in Middlesex County, MA

5,164 recorded installations in Middlesex 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
0.78%
of 660,814 homes
Installations
5,164
Total capacity
492.9 MW
Median price
$3.34/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
1%
lease / PPA

Severe-weather exposure: solar sites here have been matched to an average of 2.5 hail and 2.6 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 29,266 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 18% 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
2006
2
110.00%
2007
5
160.00%
2008
6
220.00%
2009
17
390.01%
2010
7
460.01%
2011
36
820.01%
2012
136
2180.03%
2013
177
3950.06%
2014
463
8580.13%
2015
667
1,5250.23%
2016
502
2,0270.31%
2017
463
2,4900.38%
2018
499
2,9890.45%
2019
511
3,5000.53%
2020
376
3,8760.59%
2021
288
4,1640.63%
2022
333
4,4970.68%
2023
270
4,7670.72%
2024
237
5,0040.76%
2025
152
5,1560.78%
2026
8
5,1640.78%

Frequently asked questions

How many homes have solar in Middlesex County?

PanelCensus records 5,164 solar installations in Middlesex County, Massachusetts (492.9 MW of capacity) — about 0.78% of the county's 660,814 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 Middlesex County?

The median installed price for recorded systems in Middlesex County is $3.34/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 8 kW.

Who installs solar in Middlesex County?

The most active recorded installers in Middlesex County are Boston Solar, Great Sky Solar, Trinity 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.