Solar installations in Yellow Medicine County, MN
16 recorded installations in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota — capacity, prices and the installers doing the work.
At a glance
Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota has 16 recorded solar installations totalling 13.0 MW of capacity — the 50th-highest count among the 79 Minnesota counties with records, and under 1% of the state total. That is about 0.35% of the county's 4,512 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 3.2 hail (1.5 severe) and 2.1 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).
Search every recorded installation in Yellow Medicine County by installer, size, date and equipment.
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Top installers in Yellow Medicine County
| # | Installer | Installs here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jjr Power | 1 |
| 2 | Amberg Renewable Energy | 1 |
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Installations by year
How does Yellow Medicine County compare with the rest of Minnesota?
The median recorded system in Yellow Medicine County is 20.24 kW, about twice 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, Yellow Medicine County ranks 31st 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 Yellow Medicine County?
The earliest recorded installation in Yellow Medicine County dates to 2010. The busiest year on record is 2017, with 6 installations. 2023 has 4 recorded installations so far. The county's cumulative total rose from 10 at the end of 2018 to 16 today. Recent years fill in as state programs and permit offices report, so the latest counts are provisional.
Who installs solar in Yellow Medicine County?
Jjr Power has the most recorded installations in Yellow Medicine County (1, 6% of the county's records). Other active installers here include Amberg Renewable Energy. Installers based anywhere in Minnesota are listed in the state installer directory.
Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Yellow Medicine County?
PanelCensus records 16 solar installations in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota (13.0 MW of capacity) — about 0.35% of the county's 4,512 housing units (U.S. Census ACS). Coverage depends on Minnesota's public reporting, so the true total is likely higher.
Who installs solar in Yellow Medicine County?
The most active recorded installers in Yellow Medicine County are Jjr Power (1) and Amberg Renewable Energy (1).
How big is a typical solar system in Yellow Medicine County?
The median recorded system in Yellow Medicine County is 20.2 kW, against 9.6 kW for Minnesota as a whole.
More solar data near Yellow Medicine County
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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 Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota”, https://panelcensus.com/solar/minnesota/yellow-medicine-county (data as of October 10, 2026).