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Solar installations in Hudson County, NJ

3,667 recorded installations in Hudson 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
1.2%
of 317,032 homes
Installations
3,667
Total capacity
216.5 MW
Median price
$2.79/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
0%
lease / PPA

Severe-weather exposure: solar sites here have been matched to an average of 0 hail and 2.6 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 3,071 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 119% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.

Most active

Top installers in Hudson County

Growth

Installations by year

YearNewCumulative% homes
2005
15
170.01%
2006
27
440.01%
2007
7
510.02%
2008
11
620.02%
2009
21
830.03%
2010
32
1150.04%
2011
88
2030.06%
2012
94
2970.09%
2013
102
3990.13%
2014
66
4650.15%
2015
94
5590.18%
2016
193
7520.24%
2017
298
1,0500.33%
2018
302
1,3520.43%
2019
357
1,7090.54%
2020
237
1,9460.61%
2021
317
2,2630.71%
2022
297
2,5600.81%
2023
387
2,9470.93%
2024
448
3,3951.07%
2025
270
3,6651.16%

Frequently asked questions

How many homes have solar in Hudson County?

PanelCensus records 3,667 solar installations in Hudson County, New Jersey (216.5 MW of capacity) — about 1.2% of the county's 317,032 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 Hudson County?

The median installed price for recorded systems in Hudson County is $2.79/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 6.3 kW.

Who installs solar in Hudson County?

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