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Solar installations in Ramsey County, MN

2,849 recorded installations in Ramsey 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.

Homes with solar
1.2%
of 231,606 homes
Installations
2,849
Total capacity
44.9 MW
Median price
$3.88/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
0%
lease / PPA

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Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 1,355 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 210% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.

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Growth

Installations by year

YearNewCumulative% homes
2005
4
110.01%
2006
5
160.01%
2007
11
270.01%
2008
12
390.02%
2009
9
480.02%
2010
61
1090.05%
2011
21
1300.06%
2012
43
1730.07%
2013
30
2030.09%
2014
64
2670.12%
2015
143
4100.18%
2016
171
5810.25%
2017
247
8280.36%
2018
230
1,0580.46%
2019
216
1,2740.55%
2020
228
1,5020.65%
2021
294
1,7960.78%
2022
305
2,1010.91%
2023
592
2,6931.16%
2024
130
2,8231.22%

Frequently asked questions

How many homes have solar in Ramsey County?

PanelCensus records 2,849 solar installations in Ramsey County, Minnesota (44.9 MW of capacity) — about 1.2% of the county's 231,606 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 Ramsey County?

The median installed price for recorded systems in Ramsey County is $3.88/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 7.2 kW.

Who installs solar in Ramsey County?

The most active recorded installers in Ramsey County are redacted, All Energy Solar, Innovative Power Systems.

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.