Solar installations in Faribault County, MN
1 recorded installation in Faribault County, Minnesota — capacity, prices and the installers doing the work.
At a glance
Faribault County, Minnesota has 1 recorded solar installation totalling 10 kW of capacity — the 73rd-highest count among the 79 Minnesota counties with records, and under 1% of the state total. That is about 0.01% of the county's 6,921 housing units, against 0.94% statewide.
Dataset updated . Sources: LBNL Tracking the Sun + city permit records + state programs + USGS/EIA utility-scale.
Severe-weather exposure: solar sites here have been matched to an average of 4.1 hail (0.7 severe) and 3.1 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).
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How does Faribault County compare with the rest of Minnesota?
The median recorded system in Faribault County is 9.9 kW, roughly in line with the state median of 9.8 kW. None of the county's records include battery storage, against 1% statewide. Fewer than 30 systems here report an installed price, so no county price median is published.
How has solar adoption changed in Faribault County?
The earliest recorded installation in Faribault County dates to 2016.
Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Faribault County?
PanelCensus records 1 solar installation in Faribault County, Minnesota (10 kW of capacity) — about 0.01% of the county's 6,921 housing units (U.S. Census ACS). Coverage depends on Minnesota's public reporting, so the true total is likely higher.
How big is a typical solar system in Faribault County?
The median recorded system in Faribault County is 9.9 kW, against 9.8 kW for Minnesota as a whole.
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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.
About this data
Source: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's Tracking the Sun, merged with city permit records, state incentive programs and the USGS U.S. Large-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Database / EIA-860 plant registers, as published October 10, 2026 — PanelCensus refreshes it as each source publishes new records. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: PanelCensus, “Solar installations in Faribault County, Minnesota”, https://panelcensus.com/solar/minnesota/faribault-county (data as of October 10, 2026).