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Solar installations in Ocean County, NJ

27,115 recorded installations in Ocean 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
9.2%
of 295,201 homes
Installations
27,115
Total capacity
619.3 MW
Median price
$5.24/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
0%
lease / PPA

Severe-weather exposure: solar sites here have been matched to an average of 4 hail and 2.8 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 20,838 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 130% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.

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Top installers in Ocean County

Growth

Installations by year

YearNewCumulative% homes
2005
123
1670.06%
2006
75
2420.08%
2007
89
3310.11%
2008
88
4190.14%
2009
141
5600.19%
2010
342
9020.31%
2011
1,101
2,0030.68%
2012
1,511
3,5141.19%
2013
942
4,4561.51%
2014
1,156
5,6121.90%
2015
2,493
8,1052.75%
2016
3,247
11,3523.85%
2017
2,471
13,8234.68%
2018
2,161
15,9845.42%
2019
1,865
17,8496.05%
2020
1,509
19,3586.56%
2021
1,446
20,8047.05%
2022
1,633
22,4377.60%
2023
1,855
24,2928.23%
2024
1,523
25,8158.74%
2025
1,298
27,1139.19%

Frequently asked questions

How many homes have solar in Ocean County?

PanelCensus records 27,115 solar installations in Ocean County, New Jersey (619.3 MW of capacity) — about 9.2% of the county's 295,201 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 Ocean County?

The median installed price for recorded systems in Ocean County is $5.24/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 8.3 kW.

Who installs solar in Ocean County?

The most active recorded installers in Ocean County are Trinity Solar, Sunrun, Powerlutions.

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.