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Solar installations in New York

223,144 recorded installations — prices, growth by year, county breakdown 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
2.6%
of 8,539,536 homes
Installations
223,144
Total capacity
22.6 GW
Median price
$4.15/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
34%
lease / PPA

Most active

Top installers in New York

#InstallerInstalls in NY
1Sunrun28,622
2Tesla17,739
3Sunpower12,399
4Venture Home Solar9,802
5PRO CUSTOM SOLAR LLC7,651
6Igs Energy6,623
7Plugpv4,965
8Brooklyn Solarworks4,868
9Wiltshire Renewable Energy Systems4,413
10Sunation Solar Systems4,410
11Nrg Residential Solar Solutions4,217
12Kasselman Solar3,821
13Trinity Solar3,669
14Centurion Solar Energy3,601
15Momentum Solar3,337

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Growth

Installations by year

YearNewCumulative% homes
2005
247
8900.01%
2006
465
1,3550.02%
2007
660
2,0150.02%
2008
956
2,9710.04%
2009
1,638
4,6090.05%
2010
2,520
7,1290.08%
2011
2,608
9,7370.11%
2012
3,517
13,2540.15%
2013
4,597
17,8510.21%
2014
9,727
27,5780.32%
2015
18,638
46,2160.54%
2016
20,720
66,9360.78%
2017
14,054
80,9900.95%
2018
11,111
92,1011.08%
2019
11,182
103,2831.21%
2020
9,788
113,0711.32%
2021
12,456
125,5271.47%
2022
13,679
139,2061.63%
2023
19,568
158,7741.86%
2024
18,024
176,7982.07%
2025
15,786
192,5842.25%
2026
65
192,6492.26%

New installs per year and the running cumulative total, plus % of homes with solar (ACS housing units).

By county

Solar by county in New York

CountyInstalls% homesCapacityMedian $/W
Queens County37,8394.2%390.2 MW$4.28/W
Suffolk County22,9174.0%715.0 MW$4.80/W
Kings County20,6151.9%248.8 MW$4.96/W
Richmond County19,37510.5%275.4 MW$4.30/W
Westchester County15,7084.0%607.6 MW$3.76/W
Nassau County13,6232.9%173.0 MW$4.35/W
Orange County11,3077.6%1.1 GW$3.90/W
Bronx County10,2151.8%189.6 MW$4.54/W
Dutchess County7,7136.3%397.6 MW$3.95/W
Ulster County6,6347.7%490.2 MW$3.89/W
Rockland County5,9265.5%84.3 MW$3.75/W
Albany County4,9153.3%440.6 MW$4.26/W
Erie County4,5201.0%661.4 MW$3.44/W
Saratoga County3,5763.2%695.9 MW$4.08/W
Rensselaer County2,9844.0%560.3 MW$4.26/W
Monroe County2,8350.84%830.0 MW$3.35/W
Schenectady County2,3873.4%409.2 MW$4.42/W
Onondaga County1,9830.94%932.6 MW$3.35/W
Tompkins County1,9114.0%519.1 MW$3.85/W
Columbia County1,8175.5%376.7 MW$4.08/W
Putnam County1,3113.4%40.4 MW$3.75/W
Greene County1,2434.3%216.7 MW$3.99/W
Oneida County1,2351.2%732.6 MW$3.73/W
Sullivan County1,1182.3%255.3 MW$3.55/W
New York County1,0880.12%171.3 MW$4.75/W
Niagara County1,0571.1%454.4 MW$3.33/W
Ontario County1,0522.0%280.3 MW$3.21/W
Washington County1,0113.5%358.0 MW$4.18/W
Montgomery County8923.9%459.0 MW$4.41/W
Warren County8402.1%97.8 MW$3.83/W
Broome County7720.83%382.7 MW$3.53/W
Wayne County7611.8%299.4 MW$3.21/W
St. Lawrence County7051.4%650.7 MW$3.26/W
Oswego County6801.2%358.3 MW$3.27/W
Jefferson County6681.1%684.2 MW$3.27/W
Fulton County6262.2%358.2 MW$4.26/W
Madison County6102.0%325.1 MW$3.40/W
Chautauqua County5830.88%512.2 MW$3.33/W
Schoharie County5483.3%160.3 MW$4.21/W
Otsego County5281.8%105.0 MW$3.66/W
Cayuga County5131.4%318.4 MW$3.35/W
Livingston County4701.7%359.5 MW$3.25/W
Essex County4621.8%140.9 MW$3.41/W
Tioga County4542.1%446.3 MW$3.45/W
Genesee County4021.5%344.4 MW$3.25/W
Clinton County3981.1%288.3 MW$3.60/W
Cortland County3661.8%327.4 MW$3.40/W
Cattaraugus County3620.90%361.3 MW$3.30/W
Steuben County3260.69%325.9 MW$3.36/W
Chemung County3250.83%174.7 MW$3.50/W
Delaware County3231.1%36.7 MW$4.00/W
Orleans County3131.7%263.8 MW$3.25/W
Franklin County2931.2%227.7 MW$3.41/W
Herkimer County2930.90%178.6 MW$3.97/W
Yates County2491.9%156.7 MW$3.37/W
Allegany County2441.0%414.1 MW$3.32/W
Schuyler County2342.4%201.1 MW$3.24/W
Wyoming County2301.3%109.1 MW$3.30/W
Seneca County2261.4%117.2 MW$3.45/W
Chenango County2140.88%245.7 MW$3.50/W
Lewis County1250.80%184.9 MW$3.03/W
Hamilton County1031.3%966 kW$4.13/W

Counties derived from installation ZIP codes (Census ZCTA crosswalk) — approximate at boundaries. Counties marked limited have under 10 recorded installs, so their medians and penetration are indicative only. % homes = recorded installs ÷ housing units (U.S. Census ACS 5-Year, B25001).

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Hardware

Top solar equipment in New York

#Panel manufacturerSystems
1Qcells North America1,266
2Trina Solar1,089
3LG Electronics Inc.906
4SunPower783
5JA Solar754
6Hanwha Q CELLS670
7CSI Solar Co., Ltd.605
8LONGi Green Energy Technology Co., Ltd.497
#Inverter manufacturerSystems
1SolarEdge Technologies Ltd.4,067
2SMA America2,408
3Chint Power Systems America1,137
4Fronius USA806
5Yaskawa Solectria Solar600
6Sungrow Power Supply Co., Ltd.534

From recorded equipment on New York systems (Tracking the Sun + state/permit data); counts are systems where the manufacturer is known.

Developers

Top solar developers in New York

#DeveloperSystems
1PRO CUSTOM SOLAR LLC7,651
2VENTURE HOME SOLAR LLC5,523
3CENTURION SOLAR ENERGY3,581
4BROOKLYN SOLARWORKS LLC1,916
5AMERGY SOLAR INC1,526
6SEA BRIGHT SOLAR LLC845
7TRINITY SOLAR INC633
8ONFORCE SOLAR, INC543

Developer/EPC named on the permit or program record — often the same firm as the installer.

Frequently asked questions

How many solar installations are there in New York?

PanelCensus records 223,144 solar installations in New York, totalling 22.6 GW of capacity — about 2.6% of the state's 8,539,536 housing units (U.S. Census ACS) — compiled from LBNL's Tracking the Sun, city permit records, state programs and USGS/EIA utility-scale data. (Coverage depends on what the state publishes, 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 $4.15/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 (28,622), followed by Tesla (17,739).