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Solar installations in Montana

29 recorded installations — prices, growth by year, county breakdown 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
0.01%†
recorded floor — true rate higher
Installations
29
Total capacity
205.1 MW
Median price
—
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
0%
lease / PPA

† Montana is under-reported. Public solar data is incomplete here, so the 0.01% homes-with-solar figure is a floor — the true rate is higher. See how complete each state's data is on the coverage scorecard.

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Growth

Installations by year

YearNewCumulative% homes
2015
4
40.00%
2016
1
50.00%
2017
10
150.00%
2018
3
180.00%
2020
1
190.00%
2021
3
220.00%
2022
6
280.01%
2023
1
290.01%

New installs per year and the running cumulative total, plus % of homes with solar (ACS housing units).

By county

Solar by county in Montana

CountyInstalls% homesCapacityMedian $/W
Big Horn Countylimited20.04%7.0 MW—
Lewis and Clark Countylimited20.01%8.3 MW—
Yellowstone Countylimited20.00%80.7 MW—
Beaverhead Countylimited10.02%80.0 MW—
Cascade Countylimited10.00%4.1 MW—
Gallatin Countylimited10.00%2.5 MW—
Golden Valley Countylimited10.21%4.1 MW—

Counties derived from installation ZIP codes (Census ZCTA crosswalk) — approximate at boundaries. Counties marked limited have under 10 recorded installs, so their medians and penetration are indicative only. % homes = recorded installs ÷ housing units (U.S. Census ACS 5-Year, B25001).

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Frequently asked questions

How many solar installations are there in Montana?

PanelCensus records 29 solar installations in Montana, totalling 205.1 MW of capacity — about 0.01% of the state's 522,939 housing units (U.S. Census ACS) — compiled from LBNL's Tracking the Sun, city permit records, state programs and USGS/EIA utility-scale data. (Coverage depends on what the state publishes, so actual totals are higher.)

How much does solar cost per watt in Montana?

The Montana records in the dataset do not include enough price data to compute a reliable median.

Who are the biggest solar installers in Montana?

No resolved installers recorded.