Solar installations in Essex County, NJ
9,744 recorded installations in Essex 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.
Severe-weather exposure: solar sites here have been matched to an average of 1 hail and 2.4 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).
Search every recorded installation in Essex County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 6,584 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 148% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.
Most active
Top installers in Essex County
| # | Installer | Installs here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunrun | 1,707 |
| 2 | Trinity Solar | 1,339 |
| 3 | Momentum Solar | 1,220 |
| 4 | Tesla | 546 |
| 5 | Freedom Forever | 178 |
| 6 | Sunpower | 177 |
| 7 | Emt Renewables | 176 |
| 8 | Green Power Energy | 174 |
| 9 | Sunnymac | 170 |
| 10 | Bright Planet Solar | 165 |
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Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Essex County?
PanelCensus records 9,744 solar installations in Essex County, New Jersey (244.7 MW of capacity) — about 2.9% of the county's 335,550 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 Essex County?
The median installed price for recorded systems in Essex County is $5.81/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 6.4 kW.
Who installs solar in Essex County?
The most active recorded installers in Essex 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.