PanelCensus

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.

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
1All Energy Solar1,519
2TRUNORTH SOLAR216
3Innovative Power Systems157
4Powerfully Green126
5CEDAR CREEK ENERGY CORP112
6Ideal Energies110
7BRS Field Ops, LLC110
8Wolf River Electric109
9(Solar Work) Apadana LLC85
10CENTAURI SYSTEMS LLC79
11Aquilla Solar Corporation79
12Three Rivers Contracting LLC71
13Novel Energy Solutions62
14Ambia Energy, LLC58
15Applied Energy Innovations50

Minnesota installer directory →

Growth

Installations by year

2005
44$8.34/W
2006
48$7.61/W
2007
81$8.72/W
2008
70$9.26/W
2009
125$8.55/W
2010
425$7.45/W
2011
178$6.83/W
2012
309$7.60/W
2013
256$5.89/W
2014
518$4.69/W
2015
931$4.49/W
2016
1,127$4.44/W
2017
2,085$4.03/W
2018
2,147$3.60/W
2019
1,881$3.48/W
2020
1,854$3.26/W
2021
2,175$3.26/W
2022
2,205$3.32/W
2023
3,910$3.92/W
2024
1,562$2.28/W
2025
601$1.82/W
2026
45$1.91/W

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

By county

Solar by county in Minnesota

CountyInstallsCapacityMedian $/W
Hennepin County5,552164.9 MW$3.02/W
Ramsey County1,43325.4 MW$4.14/W
Washington County992176.7 MW$4.01/W
Dakota County709300.8 MW$4.29/W
Rice County389226.5 MW$4.27/W
Stearns County356321.3 MW$3.95/W
Chisago County271230.7 MW$4.26/W
Anoka County25451.0 MW$3.87/W
Carver County249156.2 MW$4.00/W
Wright County236189.9 MW$4.10/W
Winona County23339.7 MW$3.52/W
Goodhue County230183.6 MW$3.87/W
Wabasha County18066.6 MW$3.99/W
Sherburne County171235.5 MW$4.64/W
Blue Earth County169126.3 MW$3.86/W
Dodge County126110.2 MW$3.52/W
Scott County12044.6 MW$4.11/W
Waseca County113104.4 MW$4.56/W
Olmsted County10467.5 MW$3.77/W
Pope County97125.6 MW$5.43/W
McLeod County9193.6 MW$3.77/W
Renville County8993.9 MW$3.82/W
Houston County8613.2 MW$3.77/W
St. Louis County838.7 MW$7.42/W
Benton County8083.0 MW$4.32/W
Chippewa County6576.6 MW$2.91/W
Kandiyohi County6337.5 MW$5.79/W
Le Sueur County5272.5 MW$4.72/W
Pipestone County4834.9 MW$3.65/W
Lyon County45141.1 MW$3.98/W
Sibley County4426.5 MW$4.33/W
Redwood County4231.5 MW$5.18/W
Nicollet County3953.7 MW$4.45/W
Meeker County3214.5 MW$4.64/W
Morrison County3125.7 MW$3.75/W
Steele County3031.7 MW$4.86/W
Todd County3034.1 MW$4.33/W
Carlton County272.9 MW$7.76/W
Crow Wing County23502 kW$3.89/W
Freeborn County238.5 MW$3.97/W
Murray County2318.5 MW$4.12/W
Lincoln County2221.6 MW$4.03/W
Wadena County18166 kW$7.33/W
Fillmore County1768.4 MW$4.43/W
Cass County1631.3 MW$3.94/W
Lake County165.5 MW$7.40/W
Mower County163.4 MW$4.71/W
Brown County15105 kW$8.41/W
Mille Lacs County15240 kW$5.24/W
Yellow Medicine County1416.9 MW$6.05/W
Cook County1295 kW$9.46/W
Itasca County121.6 MW$7.72/W
Beltrami County11550 kW$4.72/W
Clay County1111.9 MW$5.10/W
Pine County114.8 MW$10.55/W
Isanti County1015.8 MW$4.15/W
Kanabec County10112 kW$11.23/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?

PanelCensus records 23,799 solar installations in Minnesota, totalling 7.4 GW of capacity — 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?

All Energy Solar has the most recorded installations in Minnesota (1,519), followed by TRUNORTH SOLAR (216).