Solar installations in Hunterdon County, NJ
3,050 recorded installations in Hunterdon County, New Jersey — capacity, prices and the installers doing the work.
At a glance
Hunterdon County, New Jersey has 3,050 recorded solar installations totalling 197.7 MW of capacity — the 19th-highest count among the 21 New Jersey counties with records, and 1% of the state total. That is about 5.9% of the county's 51,908 housing units, against 6.2% statewide.
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 3.6 hail and 4.3 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).
Search every recorded installation in Hunterdon County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 2,340 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 130% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.
Most active
Top installers in Hunterdon County
| # | Installer | Installs here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Green Power Energy | 382 |
| 2 | Sunrun | 228 |
| 3 | Trinity Solar | 199 |
| 4 | Momentum Solar | 158 |
| 5 | Tesla | 82 |
| 6 | Sea Bright Solar | 69 |
| 7 | Emt Renewables | 58 |
| 8 | Solar Energy World | 49 |
| 9 | Eznergy | 35 |
| 10 | Sunnymac | 35 |
Growth
Installations by year
How does Hunterdon County compare with the rest of New Jersey?
The median recorded system in Hunterdon County is 10.13 kW, about 25% above the state median of 8.1 kW. 3,013 systems (99%) of the county's records include battery storage, against 99% statewide. By share of housing units with a recorded system, Hunterdon County ranks 13th of 21 New Jersey counties with at least 10 installations. Fewer than 30 systems here report an installed price, so no county price median is published.
How has solar adoption changed in Hunterdon County?
The earliest recorded installation in Hunterdon County dates to 2002. The busiest year on record is 2023, with 264 installations. 2025 has 228 recorded installations so far. The county's cumulative total rose from 1,912 at the end of 2020 to 3,050 today. Recent years fill in as state programs and permit offices report, so the latest counts are provisional.
Who installs solar in Hunterdon County?
Green Power Energy has the most recorded installations in Hunterdon County (382, 13% of the county's records). Other active installers here include Sunrun, Trinity Solar and Momentum Solar. Installers based anywhere in New Jersey are listed in the state installer directory.
Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Hunterdon County?
PanelCensus records 3,050 solar installations in Hunterdon County, New Jersey (197.7 MW of capacity) — about 5.9% of the county's 51,908 housing units (U.S. Census ACS). Coverage depends on New Jersey's public reporting, so the true total is likely higher.
Who installs solar in Hunterdon County?
The most active recorded installers in Hunterdon County are Green Power Energy (382), Sunrun (228) and Trinity Solar (199).
How big is a typical solar system in Hunterdon County?
The median recorded system in Hunterdon County is 10.1 kW, against 8.1 kW for New Jersey as a whole.
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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.
About this data
Source: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's Tracking the Sun, merged with city permit records, state incentive programs and the USGS U.S. Large-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Database / EIA-860 plant registers, as published October 10, 2026 — PanelCensus refreshes it as each source publishes new records. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: PanelCensus, “Solar installations in Hunterdon County, New Jersey”, https://panelcensus.com/solar/new-jersey/hunterdon-county (data as of October 10, 2026).