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Solar installations in Bergen County, NJ

13,069 recorded installations in Bergen County, New Jersey — 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
3.5%
of 368,535 homes
Installations
13,069
Total capacity
322.7 MW
Median price
$3.27/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
0%
lease / PPA

Severe-weather exposure: solar sites here have been matched to an average of 4.3 hail (0.9 severe) and 3.3 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 9,516 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 137% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.

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Top installers in Bergen County

Growth

Installations by year

YearNewCumulative% homes
2005
30
430.01%
2006
32
750.02%
2007
29
1040.03%
2008
28
1320.04%
2009
62
1940.05%
2010
81
2750.07%
2011
253
5280.14%
2012
316
8440.23%
2013
436
1,2800.35%
2014
308
1,5880.43%
2015
433
2,0210.55%
2016
938
2,9590.80%
2017
886
3,8451.04%
2018
857
4,7021.28%
2019
1,081
5,7831.57%
2020
930
6,7131.82%
2021
939
7,6522.08%
2022
1,350
9,0022.44%
2023
1,749
10,7512.92%
2024
1,250
12,0013.26%
2025
1,068
13,0693.55%

Frequently asked questions

How many homes have solar in Bergen County?

PanelCensus records 13,069 solar installations in Bergen County, New Jersey (322.7 MW of capacity) — about 3.5% of the county's 368,535 housing units (U.S. Census ACS). Dataset coverage depends on New Jersey's reporting programs, so the true total is higher.

How much does solar cost in Bergen County?

The median installed price for recorded systems in Bergen County is $3.27/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 7.3 kW.

Who installs solar in Bergen County?

The most active recorded installers in Bergen County are Sunrun, Trinity Solar, Momentum Solar.

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.