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Solar installations in New York

161,816 recorded installations — prices, growth by year, county breakdown and the installers doing the work.

Dataset updated . Refreshed from LBNL's Tracking the Sun public releases.

Installations
161,816
Total capacity
7.8 GW
Median price
$4.20/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
42%
lease / PPA

Most active

Top installers in New York

#InstallerInstalls in NY
1Sunrun24,237
2Tesla Energy17,469
3Sunpower Capital10,670
4Igs Energy4,529
5Nrg Residential Solar Solutions4,217
6Venture Home Solar3,549
7Sunation Solar Systems3,359
8Kasselman Solar3,039
9Empire Solar Solutions2,938
10Plugpv2,814
11Solar Liberty Energy Systems2,812
12Trinity Solar2,640
13Momentum Solar2,409
14Empower Solar2,201
15Brooklyn Solarworks2,024

New York installer directory →

Growth

Installations by year

2005
246$7.52/W
2006
451$7.90/W
2007
650$8.41/W
2008
938$8.35/W
2009
1,578$8.07/W
2010
2,354$7.00/W
2011
2,391$6.02/W
2012
3,282$5.08/W
2013
4,368$4.85/W
2014
9,415$4.90/W
2015
18,304$4.54/W
2016
20,356$4.17/W
2017
13,570$4.15/W
2018
10,675$3.87/W
2019
10,613$3.84/W
2020
9,229$3.74/W
2021
11,639$3.70/W
2022
12,939$3.91/W
2023
18,796$4.08/W
2024
1,793$3.85/W

Bars: recorded installs · right column: median $/W that year.

By county

Solar by county in New York

CountyInstallsCapacityMedian $/W
Queens County20,927217.2 MW$4.27/W
Suffolk County20,750229.4 MW$4.89/W
Richmond County12,625164.3 MW$4.34/W
Westchester County12,411279.6 MW$3.83/W
Nassau County12,179109.0 MW$4.40/W
Kings County10,812125.0 MW$4.89/W
Orange County9,628414.0 MW$3.98/W
Dutchess County6,250160.9 MW$4.07/W
Ulster County5,467176.6 MW$3.99/W
Bronx County5,34889.2 MW$4.50/W
Rockland County5,24160.7 MW$3.82/W
Albany County3,998151.3 MW$4.38/W
Erie County3,658251.0 MW$3.50/W
Saratoga County2,917234.8 MW$4.26/W
Rensselaer County2,482173.6 MW$4.32/W
Monroe County2,079243.1 MW$3.30/W
Schenectady County1,974127.8 MW$4.65/W
Tompkins County1,636141.5 MW$3.94/W
Onondaga County1,547298.5 MW$3.36/W
Columbia County1,438133.1 MW$4.26/W
Putnam County1,04220.3 MW$3.91/W
Greene County1,01371.6 MW$4.08/W
Oneida County888261.4 MW$3.76/W
Sullivan County86567.9 MW$3.65/W
Niagara County849160.1 MW$3.35/W
Washington County847119.0 MW$4.26/W
Ontario County78293.2 MW$3.24/W
Montgomery County756112.8 MW$4.47/W
Warren County71952.4 MW$3.91/W
Broome County558119.6 MW$3.65/W
St. Lawrence County542217.2 MW$3.28/W
Oswego County539154.8 MW$3.29/W
Wayne County53499.8 MW$3.19/W
Fulton County503118.4 MW$4.42/W
New York County491141.1 MW$4.60/W
Madison County490102.4 MW$3.37/W
Jefferson County482224.2 MW$3.25/W
Schoharie County47327.5 MW$4.35/W
Chautauqua County458202.2 MW$3.36/W
Otsego County41242.7 MW$3.78/W
Cayuga County40496.2 MW$3.39/W
Essex County38841.6 MW$3.45/W
Livingston County360116.1 MW$3.26/W
Tioga County341134.8 MW$3.52/W
Genesee County313116.0 MW$3.26/W
Cortland County29385.4 MW$3.40/W
Clinton County29087.6 MW$3.60/W
Cattaraugus County263137.1 MW$3.33/W
Orleans County24395.2 MW$3.27/W
Delaware County24012.1 MW$4.21/W
Chemung County23255.0 MW$3.56/W
Steuben County223111.6 MW$3.45/W
Franklin County21970.6 MW$3.40/W
Herkimer County21053.8 MW$4.15/W
Wyoming County18630.8 MW$3.33/W
Yates County18048.7 MW$3.37/W
Schuyler County17372.9 MW$3.25/W
Seneca County17349.8 MW$3.50/W
Allegany County167134.2 MW$3.35/W
Chenango County14592.2 MW$3.53/W
Hamilton County90755 kW$4.30/W
Lewis County7955.1 MW$3.13/W

Counties derived from installation ZIP codes (Census ZCTA crosswalk) — approximate at boundaries. Counties with fewer than 50 recorded installs are shown but not indexed.

Frequently asked questions

How many solar installations are there in New York?

LBNL's Tracking the Sun dataset records 161,816 residential and small-commercial solar installations in New York, totalling 7.8 GW of capacity. (Coverage depends on the state's reporting programs, so actual totals are higher.)

How much does solar cost per watt in New York?

The median installed price across priced systems in New York is $4.20/W pre-incentive. Year-by-year medians are shown on this page.

Who are the biggest solar installers in New York?

Sunrun has the most recorded installations in New York (24,237), followed by Tesla Energy (17,469).