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Solar installations in Minnesota

23,799 recorded installations — prices, growth by year, county breakdown 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
0.94%
of 2,519,538 homes
Installations
23,799
Total capacity
7.4 GW
Median price
$3.70/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
0%
lease / PPA

Most active

Top installers in Minnesota

#InstallerInstalls in MN
1redacted14,664
2All Energy Solar1,519
3Trunorth Solar216
4Innovative Power Systems157
5Powerfully Green126
6Cedar Creek Energy112
7BRS Field Ops, LLC110
8Ideal Energies110
9Wolf River Electric109
10(Solar Work) Apadana LLC85
11Aquilla Solar79
12CENTAURI SYSTEMS LLC79
13Three Rivers Contracting LLC71
14Novel Energy Solutions62
15Ambia Energy58

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Growth

Installations by year

YearNewCumulative% homes
2005
44
1090.00%
2006
48
1570.01%
2007
81
2380.01%
2008
70
3080.01%
2009
125
4330.02%
2010
425
8580.03%
2011
178
1,0360.04%
2012
309
1,3450.05%
2013
256
1,6010.06%
2014
518
2,1190.08%
2015
931
3,0500.12%
2016
1,127
4,1770.17%
2017
2,085
6,2620.25%
2018
2,147
8,4090.33%
2019
1,881
10,2900.41%
2020
1,854
12,1440.48%
2021
2,175
14,3190.57%
2022
2,205
16,5240.66%
2023
3,910
20,4340.81%
2024
1,562
21,9960.87%
2025
601
22,5970.90%
2026
45
22,6420.90%

New installs per year and the running cumulative total, plus % of homes with solar (ACS housing units).

By county

Solar by county in Minnesota

CountyInstalls% homesCapacityMedian $/W
Hennepin County8,5651.5%209.5 MW$3.37/W
Ramsey County2,8491.2%44.9 MW$3.88/W
Washington County1,8751.8%187.3 MW$3.95/W
Dakota County1,2090.69%311.2 MW$4.29/W
Anoka County4910.35%57.5 MW$3.71/W
Rice County4651.8%229.9 MW$4.28/W
Stearns County4530.68%322.8 MW$4.02/W
Carver County3680.89%157.6 MW$3.75/W
Wright County3460.62%191.7 MW$4.32/W
Chisago County2901.3%231.0 MW$4.08/W
Winona County2681.2%40.3 MW$3.50/W
Goodhue County2661.3%184.0 MW$3.85/W
Blue Earth County2060.70%133.8 MW$3.81/W
Wabasha County2012.0%66.9 MW$3.96/W
Scott County1980.36%45.4 MW$4.19/W
Sherburne County1970.54%235.8 MW$4.64/W
Dodge County1331.6%110.3 MW$3.52/W
Waseca County1181.5%104.5 MW$4.32/W
Olmsted County1110.16%69.0 MW$3.77/W
Pope County1011.6%125.7 MW$4.12/W
Benton County990.57%84.0 MW$4.45/W
Houston County981.1%14.6 MW$3.60/W
McLeod County960.60%93.7 MW$3.42/W
Renville County911.3%93.9 MW$3.73/W
St. Louis County830.08%8.7 MW$7.42/W
Chippewa County691.2%77.6 MW$2.91/W
Kandiyohi County670.33%37.6 MW$5.60/W
Pipestone County561.3%35.0 MW$3.91/W
Le Sueur County550.42%72.6 MW$4.55/W
Sibley County530.82%28.0 MW$4.10/W
Lyon County460.41%141.1 MW$3.98/W
Redwood County430.60%31.5 MW$5.13/W
Nicollet County420.31%53.8 MW$4.45/W
Meeker County360.34%14.5 MW$4.30/W
Morrison County310.19%25.7 MW$3.75/W
Steele County300.19%31.7 MW$4.86/W
Todd County300.23%34.1 MW$4.33/W
Carlton County280.18%3.0 MW$7.72/W
Murray County270.61%18.5 MW$4.42/W
Freeborn County240.17%8.6 MW$4.07/W
Crow Wing County230.06%502 kW$3.89/W
Lincoln County220.72%21.6 MW$4.03/W
Wadena County180.26%166 kW$7.33/W
Brown County170.14%154 kW$8.10/W
Fillmore County170.18%68.4 MW$4.43/W
Mower County170.10%3.5 MW$4.71/W
Cass County160.07%31.3 MW$3.94/W
Clay County160.06%12.0 MW$2.66/W
Lake County160.22%5.5 MW$7.40/W
Yellow Medicine County160.35%16.9 MW$5.10/W
Mille Lacs County150.12%240 kW$5.24/W
Cook County120.20%95 kW$9.46/W
Itasca County120.05%1.6 MW$7.72/W
Beltrami County110.05%550 kW$4.72/W
Pine County110.06%4.8 MW$10.55/W
Isanti County100.06%15.8 MW$4.15/W
Kanabec County100.13%112 kW$11.23/W
Hubbard Countylimited90.06%211 kW$8.03/W
Otter Tail Countylimited80.02%50.0 MW$4.70/W
Nobles Countylimited70.08%266 kW$3.04/W
Polk Countylimited70.05%139 kW$6.41/W
Watonwan Countylimited60.12%1.9 MW$5.73/W
Aitkin Countylimited40.03%73 kW$4.80/W
Stevens Countylimited40.10%43 kW$4.43/W
Becker Countylimited30.01%774 kW$5.54/W
Clearwater Countylimited20.04%109 kW—
Cottonwood Countylimited20.04%15 kW$8.82/W
Douglas Countylimited20.01%20 kW—
Jackson Countylimited20.04%79 kW$3.43/W
Marshall Countylimited20.04%68 kW$8.47/W
Rock Countylimited20.05%18 kW$4.49/W
Wilkin Countylimited20.07%539 kW$5.06/W
Faribault Countylimited10.01%10 kW$4.13/W
Grant Countylimited10.03%3 kW$8.20/W
Koochiching Countylimited10.01%38 kW$3.33/W
Mahnomen Countylimited10.04%3 kW$7.10/W
Martin Countylimited10.01%58 kW$3.95/W
Red Lake Countylimited10.05%1.0 MW—
Swift Countylimited10.02%11 kW$7.83/W

Counties derived from installation ZIP codes (Census ZCTA crosswalk) — approximate at boundaries. Counties marked limited have under 10 recorded installs, so their medians and penetration are indicative only. % homes = recorded installs ÷ housing units (U.S. Census ACS 5-Year, B25001).

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Hardware

Top solar equipment in Minnesota

#Panel manufacturerSystems
1First Solar139
2Heliene128
3Jinko Solar118
4TenKSolar110
5JA Solar34
6Silicon Energy32
7Itek Energy LLC29
8REC Solar26
#Inverter manufacturerSystems
1SolarEdge Technologies Ltd.407
2Altenergy Power System Inc.70
3Chint Power Systems America37
4SMA America30
5LeadSolar Energy Co., Ltd24
6Delta Electronics12

From recorded equipment on Minnesota systems (Tracking the Sun + state/permit data); counts are systems where the manufacturer is known.

Developers

Top solar developers in Minnesota

#DeveloperSystems
1ALL ENERGY SOLAR INC1,005
2TRUNORTH SOLAR160
3BRS Field Ops, LLC110
4Wolf River Electric104
5(Solar Work) Apadana LLC85
6CENTAURI SYSTEMS LLC79
7US Solar74
8Three Rivers Contracting LLC71

Developer/EPC named on the permit or program record — often the same firm as the installer.

Frequently asked questions

How many solar installations are there in Minnesota?

PanelCensus records 23,799 solar installations in Minnesota, totalling 7.4 GW of capacity — about 0.94% of the state's 2,519,538 housing units (U.S. Census ACS) — compiled from LBNL's Tracking the Sun, city permit records, state programs and USGS/EIA utility-scale data. (Coverage depends on what the state publishes, so actual totals are higher.)

How much does solar cost per watt in Minnesota?

The median installed price across priced systems in Minnesota is $3.70/W pre-incentive. Year-by-year medians are shown on this page.

Who are the biggest solar installers in Minnesota?

redacted has the most recorded installations in Minnesota (14,664), followed by All Energy Solar (1,519).