Solar installations in Rice County, MN
465 recorded installations in Rice 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 6.3 hail (2.1 severe) and 1.9 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).
Search every recorded installation in Rice County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 162 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 287% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.
Most active
Top installers in Rice County
| # | Installer | Installs here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | redacted | 334 |
| 2 | All Energy Solar | 45 |
| 3 | Innovative Power Systems | 3 |
| 4 | Powerfully Green | 2 |
| 5 | Common Sense Development | 2 |
| 6 | Able Energy | 1 |
| 7 | Trunorth Solar | 1 |
| 8 | Orion Oconnor | 1 |
| 9 | Novel Energy Solutions | 1 |
| 10 | Solar Connection | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Rice County?
PanelCensus records 465 solar installations in Rice County, Minnesota (229.9 MW of capacity) — about 1.8% of the county's 25,173 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 Rice County?
The median installed price for recorded systems in Rice County is $4.28/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 9.4 kW.
Who installs solar in Rice County?
The most active recorded installers in Rice 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.