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Solar installations in Minnesota

16,804 recorded installations — prices, growth by year, county breakdown and the installers doing the work.

Dataset updated . Refreshed from LBNL's Tracking the Sun public releases.

Installations
16,804
Total capacity
1.5 GW
Median price
$3.95/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
0%
lease / PPA

Most active

Top installers in Minnesota

#InstallerInstalls in MN
1All Energy Solar514
2Innovative Power Systems140
3Ideal Energies99
4Powerfully Green95
5Aquilla Solar Corporation78
6Novel Energy Solutions59
7Trunorth Solar56
8Cedar Creek Energy54
9Applied Energy Innovations37
10Winona Renewable Energy27
11Able Energy24
12Live Wire Electrical Services23
13Minnsolar22
14Blue Horizon Solar21
15Solar Connection20

Minnesota installer directory →

Growth

Installations by year

2005
42$8.34/W
2006
48$7.61/W
2007
81$8.72/W
2008
68$9.26/W
2009
122$8.55/W
2010
411$7.45/W
2011
152$6.86/W
2012
242$7.60/W
2013
206$5.94/W
2014
439$4.69/W
2015
858$4.49/W
2016
941$4.44/W
2017
1,500$4.09/W
2018
1,402$3.71/W
2019
1,243$3.58/W
2020
1,237$3.36/W
2021
1,645$3.39/W
2022
1,780$3.46/W
2023
3,436$4.01/W
2024
641$4.05/W

Bars: recorded installs · right column: median $/W that year.

By county

Solar by county in Minnesota

CountyInstallsCapacityMedian $/W
Hennepin County3,28274.5 MW$4.08/W
Ramsey County1,42822.0 MW$4.14/W
Washington County95358.8 MW$4.01/W
Dakota County65491.6 MW$4.32/W
Rice County32767.8 MW$4.28/W
Stearns County284112.0 MW$3.98/W
Anoka County23015.2 MW$3.90/W
Winona County21916.7 MW$3.53/W
Carver County21054.4 MW$4.03/W
Chisago County20580.4 MW$4.26/W
Wright County19654.3 MW$4.10/W
Goodhue County17762.3 MW$3.87/W
Wabasha County15022.7 MW$3.98/W
Blue Earth County13138.5 MW$3.86/W
Sherburne County11776.8 MW$4.64/W
Scott County11431.3 MW$4.11/W
Dodge County9129.1 MW$3.52/W
Houston County816.4 MW$3.77/W
Waseca County6428.9 MW$4.82/W
St. Louis County59326 kW$7.42/W
Olmsted County5112.8 MW$4.26/W
Pope County5135.8 MW$5.43/W
Benton County4320.3 MW$4.45/W
Chippewa County4326.1 MW$2.91/W
McLeod County4225.6 MW$4.61/W
Pipestone County4014.0 MW$3.65/W
Kandiyohi County3711.1 MW$6.19/W
Renville County3528.4 MW$3.73/W
Sibley County3510.2 MW$4.33/W
Le Sueur County3221.6 MW$4.75/W
Nicollet County2413.2 MW$4.45/W
Redwood County239.3 MW$5.51/W
Todd County2112.1 MW$4.33/W
Carlton County2062 kW$8.15/W
Lyon County208.9 MW$4.52/W
Meeker County185.5 MW$4.64/W
Steele County165.6 MW$4.86/W
Brown County15105 kW$8.41/W
Lincoln County152.4 MW$4.03/W
Wadena County1546 kW$7.33/W
Crow Wing County1259 kW$5.33/W
Murray County124.9 MW$4.46/W
Cook County1124 kW$9.46/W
Mille Lacs County1127 kW$8.75/W
Lake County1047 kW$7.59/W
Yellow Medicine County106.8 MW$6.05/W

Counties derived from installation ZIP codes (Census ZCTA crosswalk) — approximate at boundaries. Counties with fewer than 50 recorded installs are shown but not indexed.

Frequently asked questions

How many solar installations are there in Minnesota?

LBNL's Tracking the Sun dataset records 16,804 residential and small-commercial solar installations in Minnesota, totalling 1.5 GW of capacity. (Coverage depends on the state's reporting programs, so actual totals are higher.)

How much does solar cost per watt in Minnesota?

The median installed price across priced systems in Minnesota is $3.95/W pre-incentive. Year-by-year medians are shown on this page.

Who are the biggest solar installers in Minnesota?

All Energy Solar has the most recorded installations in Minnesota (514), followed by Innovative Power Systems (140).