Solar installations in Olmsted County, MN
111 recorded installations in Olmsted County, Minnesota — capacity, prices and the installers doing the work.
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 5.2 hail and 3.8 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).
Search every recorded installation in Olmsted County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 269 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 41% of that (this county is under-reported in public program data). A yardstick, not dated records.
Most active
Top installers in Olmsted County
| # | Installer | Installs here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | redacted | 40 |
| 2 | Solar Connection | 3 |
| 3 | Ideal Energies | 2 |
| 4 | Aquilla Solar | 2 |
| 5 | All Energy Solar | 2 |
| 6 | Novel Energy Solutions | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Olmsted County?
PanelCensus records 111 solar installations in Olmsted County, Minnesota (69.0 MW of capacity) — about 0.16% of the county's 70,255 housing units (U.S. Census ACS). Dataset coverage depends on Minnesota's reporting programs, so the true total is higher.
How much does solar cost in Olmsted County?
The median installed price for recorded systems in Olmsted County is $3.77/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 38 kW.
Who installs solar in Olmsted County?
The most active recorded installers in Olmsted County are redacted, Solar Connection, Ideal Energies.
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.