Solar installations in Wayne County, MI
648 recorded installations in Wayne County, Michigan — capacity, prices and the installers doing the work.
Dataset updated . Sources: LBNL Tracking the Sun + city permit records + state programs + USGS/EIA utility-scale.
† Michigan is under-reported. Public solar data is incomplete statewide, so this 0.08% homes-with-solar figure is a floor — the true rate is higher. See the coverage scorecard.
Severe-weather exposure: solar sites here have been matched to an average of 1.9 hail and 2.6 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).
Search every recorded installation in Wayne County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 2,376 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 27% of that (this county is under-reported in public program data). A yardstick, not dated records.
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Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Wayne County?
PanelCensus records 648 solar installations in Wayne County, Michigan (29.5 MW of capacity) — about 0.08% of the county's 796,119 housing units (U.S. Census ACS). Dataset coverage depends on Michigan's reporting programs, so the true total is higher.
How much does solar cost in Wayne County?
The median installed price for recorded systems in Wayne County is $2.00/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 11.5 kW.
Who installs solar in Wayne County?
No resolved installers recorded in this county.
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.