Solar installations in Hennepin County, MN
8,556 recorded installations in Hennepin County, Minnesota — capacity, prices and the installers doing the work.
At a glance
Hennepin County, Minnesota has 8,556 recorded solar installations totalling 197.0 MW of capacity — the highest count among the 79 Minnesota counties with records, and 36% of the state total. That is about 1.5% of the county's 564,441 housing units, against 0.94% statewide. The median installed price is $3.88/W before incentives, roughly in line with the Minnesota median of $3.95/W.
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 3.8 hail (2.8 severe) and 2.7 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).
Search every recorded installation in Hennepin County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 3,222 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 266% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.
Most active
Top installers in Hennepin County
| # | Installer | Installs here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | All Energy Solar | 1,184 |
| 2 | Trunorth Solar | 190 |
| 3 | BRS Field Ops, LLC | 110 |
| 4 | Wolf River Electric | 109 |
| 5 | (Solar Work) Apadana LLC | 85 |
| 6 | CENTAURI SYSTEMS LLC | 79 |
| 7 | Innovative Power Systems | 78 |
| 8 | Cedar Creek Energy | 73 |
| 9 | Three Rivers Contracting LLC | 71 |
| 10 | Powerfully Green | 69 |
Growth
Installations by year
How does Hennepin County compare with the rest of Minnesota?
The median recorded system in Hennepin County is 6.8 kW, about 31% below the state median of 9.8 kW. 146 systems (2%) of the county's records include battery storage, against 1% statewide. By share of housing units with a recorded system, Hennepin County ranks 5th of 57 Minnesota counties with at least 10 installations.
How has solar adoption changed in Hennepin County?
The earliest recorded installation in Hennepin County dates to 2002. The busiest year on record is 2023, with 1,549 installations. 2025 has 570 recorded installations so far. The county's cumulative total rose from 3,723 at the end of 2020 to 8,556 today. Recent years fill in as state programs and permit offices report, so the latest counts are provisional.
Who installs solar in Hennepin County?
All Energy Solar has the most recorded installations in Hennepin County (1,184, 14% of the county's records). Other active installers here include Trunorth Solar, BRS Field Ops, LLC and Wolf River Electric. Installers based anywhere in Minnesota are listed in the state installer directory.
Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Hennepin County?
PanelCensus records 8,556 solar installations in Hennepin County, Minnesota (197.0 MW of capacity) — about 1.5% of the county's 564,441 housing units (U.S. Census ACS). Coverage depends on Minnesota's public reporting, so the true total is likely higher.
How much does solar cost in Hennepin County?
The median installed price for recorded systems in Hennepin County is $3.88/W before incentives; the median system is 6.8 kW. The Minnesota median is $3.95/W.
Who installs solar in Hennepin County?
The most active recorded installers in Hennepin County are All Energy Solar (1,184), Trunorth Solar (190) and BRS Field Ops, LLC (110).
How big is a typical solar system in Hennepin County?
The median recorded system in Hennepin County is 6.8 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 Hennepin County, Minnesota”, https://panelcensus.com/solar/minnesota/hennepin-county (data as of October 10, 2026).