Solar installations in New Jersey
192,243 recorded installations — prices, growth by year, county breakdown and the installers doing the work.
Dataset updated . Refreshed from LBNL's Tracking the Sun public releases.
Most active
Top installers in New Jersey
| # | Installer | Installs in NJ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunrun | 29,258 |
| 2 | Trinity Solar | 24,057 |
| 3 | Momentum Solar | 12,626 |
| 4 | Tesla Energy | 8,479 |
| 5 | Suntuity | 4,623 |
| 6 | Sunnymac | 4,191 |
| 7 | All Season Solar Nj | 3,582 |
| 8 | Vision Solar | 2,888 |
| 9 | Bright Ops | 2,823 |
| 10 | Green Power Energy | 2,506 |
| 11 | Code Green Solar | 2,309 |
| 12 | Sunpower | 2,254 |
| 13 | Emt Renewables | 2,109 |
| 14 | Rcl Enterprises | 2,042 |
| 15 | Sungevity Development | 1,712 |
Growth
Installations by year
Bars: recorded installs · right column: median $/W that year.
By county
Solar by county in New Jersey
| County | Installs | Capacity | Median $/W |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ocean County | 23,983 | 326.7 MW | — |
| Middlesex County | 18,140 | 567.4 MW | — |
| Burlington County | 16,816 | 387.0 MW | — |
| Camden County | 16,220 | 299.7 MW | $5.99/W |
| Monmouth County | 13,960 | 284.0 MW | — |
| Atlantic County | 13,879 | 195.3 MW | — |
| Gloucester County | 12,340 | 212.8 MW | — |
| Bergen County | 10,513 | 209.5 MW | — |
| Union County | 9,452 | 174.6 MW | — |
| Mercer County | 7,574 | 216.9 MW | — |
| Essex County | 7,307 | 147.3 MW | $8.44/W |
| Somerset County | 6,652 | 185.7 MW | — |
| Cape May County | 5,786 | 68.9 MW | $7.00/W |
| Passaic County | 5,619 | 108.4 MW | — |
| Cumberland County | 5,378 | 121.2 MW | — |
| Morris County | 5,147 | 157.7 MW | — |
| Salem County | 3,736 | 55.5 MW | — |
| Hudson County | 2,811 | 131.9 MW | — |
| Hunterdon County | 2,547 | 73.9 MW | — |
| Sussex County | 1,937 | 52.0 MW | — |
| Warren County | 1,800 | 72.2 MW | — |
Counties derived from installation ZIP codes (Census ZCTA crosswalk) — approximate at boundaries. Counties with fewer than 50 recorded installs are shown but not indexed.
Frequently asked questions
How many solar installations are there in New Jersey?
LBNL's Tracking the Sun dataset records 192,243 residential and small-commercial solar installations in New Jersey, totalling 4.1 GW of capacity. (Coverage depends on the state's reporting programs, so actual totals are higher.)
How much does solar cost per watt in New Jersey?
The New Jersey records in the dataset do not include enough price data to compute a reliable median.
Who are the biggest solar installers in New Jersey?
Sunrun has the most recorded installations in New Jersey (29,258), followed by Trinity Solar (24,057).