Solar installations in Itasca County, MN
12 recorded installations in Itasca County, Minnesota — capacity, prices and the installers doing the work.
At a glance
Itasca County, Minnesota has 12 recorded solar installations totalling 1.6 MW of capacity — the 53rd-highest count among the 79 Minnesota counties with records, and under 1% of the state total. That is about 0.05% of the county's 25,589 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 6.3 hail (4 severe) and 3.3 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).
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How does Itasca County compare with the rest of Minnesota?
The median recorded system in Itasca County is 3.65 kW, about 62% below the state median of 9.6 kW. None of the county's records include battery storage, against 1% statewide. By share of housing units with a recorded system, Itasca County ranks 57th of 57 Minnesota counties with at least 10 installations. Fewer than 30 systems here report an installed price, so no county price median is published.
How has solar adoption changed in Itasca County?
The earliest recorded installation in Itasca County dates to 2006. The busiest year on record is 2006, with 3 installations. 2022 has 1 recorded installation so far. The county's cumulative total rose from 9 at the end of 2017 to 12 today. Recent years fill in as state programs and permit offices report, so the latest counts are provisional.
Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Itasca County?
PanelCensus records 12 solar installations in Itasca County, Minnesota (1.6 MW of capacity) — about 0.05% of the county's 25,589 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 Itasca County?
The median recorded system in Itasca County is 3.7 kW, against 9.6 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 Itasca County, Minnesota”, https://panelcensus.com/solar/minnesota/itasca-county (data as of October 10, 2026).