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Solar installations in Wright County, MN

346 recorded installations in Wright 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
0.62%
of 56,153 homes
Installations
346
Total capacity
191.7 MW
Median price
$4.32/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
1%
lease / PPA

Severe-weather exposure: solar sites here have been matched to an average of 7.2 hail (2.7 severe) and 4.5 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).

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Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 152 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 228% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.

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Growth

Installations by year

YearNewCumulative% homes
2005
4
40.01%
2007
2
60.01%
2009
1
70.01%
2010
1
80.01%
2011
1
90.02%
2012
2
110.02%
2014
5
160.03%
2015
21
370.07%
2016
17
540.10%
2017
32
860.15%
2018
38
1240.22%
2019
34
1580.28%
2020
16
1740.31%
2021
47
2210.39%
2022
44
2650.47%
2023
64
3290.59%
2024
14
3430.61%

Frequently asked questions

How many homes have solar in Wright County?

PanelCensus records 346 solar installations in Wright County, Minnesota (191.7 MW of capacity) — about 0.62% of the county's 56,153 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 Wright County?

The median installed price for recorded systems in Wright County is $4.32/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 10.5 kW.

Who installs solar in Wright County?

The most active recorded installers in Wright 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.