PanelCensus

Solar installations in New York

198,404 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.

Installations
198,404
Total capacity
22.4 GW
Median price
$4.20/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
34%
lease / PPA

Most active

Top installers in New York

#InstallerInstalls in NY
1Sunrun24,237
2Tesla Energy17,482
3Sunpower Capital10,670
4VENTURE HOME SOLAR LLC9,075
5PRO CUSTOM SOLAR LLC7,651
6Igs Energy4,529
7Nrg Residential Solar Solutions4,217
8Brooklyn Solarworks3,962
9CENTURION SOLAR ENERGY3,587
10Sunation Solar Systems3,492
11Trinity Solar3,273
12Kasselman Solar3,049
13Empire Solar Solutions2,956
14Solar Liberty Energy Systems2,820
15Plugpv2,819

New York installer directory →

Growth

Installations by year

2005
247$7.52/W
2006
464$7.90/W
2007
659$8.41/W
2008
956$8.35/W
2009
1,636$8.07/W
2010
2,519$7.00/W
2011
2,607$6.02/W
2012
3,515$5.08/W
2013
4,597$4.85/W
2014
9,726$4.90/W
2015
18,636$4.54/W
2016
20,692$4.16/W
2017
14,046$4.15/W
2018
11,105$3.87/W
2019
11,178$3.83/W
2020
9,786$3.73/W
2021
12,450$3.69/W
2022
13,671$3.90/W
2023
19,566$4.07/W
2024
3,272$3.68/W
2025
1,591$2.78/W
2026
65$2.92/W

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

By county

Solar by county in New York

CountyInstallsCapacityMedian $/W
Queens County33,152355.3 MW$4.26/W
Suffolk County21,610698.8 MW$4.88/W
Kings County18,413231.8 MW$4.88/W
Richmond County17,349258.9 MW$4.34/W
Westchester County13,200578.1 MW$3.81/W
Nassau County12,554161.3 MW$4.40/W
Orange County10,0121.1 GW$3.97/W
Bronx County9,069181.3 MW$4.44/W
Dutchess County6,500385.2 MW$4.05/W
Ulster County5,751478.7 MW$3.96/W
Rockland County5,31477.7 MW$3.82/W
Albany County4,225436.1 MW$4.35/W
Erie County4,091655.3 MW$3.48/W
Saratoga County3,128692.9 MW$4.26/W
Rensselaer County2,652558.3 MW$4.30/W
Monroe County2,315822.7 MW$3.30/W
Schenectady County2,139407.5 MW$4.64/W
Tompkins County1,795517.6 MW$3.92/W
Onondaga County1,773930.9 MW$3.35/W
Columbia County1,606373.8 MW$4.26/W
Putnam County1,10037.5 MW$3.88/W
Greene County1,086214.8 MW$4.06/W
Oneida County1,038731.4 MW$3.72/W
New York County1,015168.6 MW$4.54/W
Sullivan County972254.7 MW$3.61/W
Niagara County960455.2 MW$3.35/W
Washington County925357.1 MW$4.25/W
Ontario County911278.8 MW$3.21/W
Montgomery County839458.9 MW$4.46/W
Warren County77396.9 MW$3.90/W
St. Lawrence County655653.0 MW$3.25/W
Wayne County647298.5 MW$3.16/W
Broome County646382.1 MW$3.59/W
Oswego County633359.2 MW$3.27/W
Jefferson County624684.4 MW$3.25/W
Fulton County578357.5 MW$4.38/W
Chautauqua County549511.9 MW$3.32/W
Madison County547325.5 MW$3.35/W
Schoharie County497159.7 MW$4.26/W
Cayuga County465317.6 MW$3.35/W
Otsego County447105.3 MW$3.76/W
Livingston County429359.2 MW$3.24/W
Essex County424140.3 MW$3.40/W
Tioga County413450.6 MW$3.50/W
Genesee County381344.0 MW$3.24/W
Clinton County346287.7 MW$3.57/W
Cortland County346326.8 MW$3.38/W
Cattaraugus County327361.2 MW$3.29/W
Chemung County289173.6 MW$3.52/W
Orleans County289263.3 MW$3.24/W
Steuben County283325.6 MW$3.37/W
Delaware County26836.0 MW$4.19/W
Franklin County263226.5 MW$3.38/W
Herkimer County247180.2 MW$4.07/W
Allegany County219416.9 MW$3.30/W
Yates County215156.3 MW$3.35/W
Schuyler County211201.3 MW$3.21/W
Wyoming County209108.6 MW$3.30/W
Seneca County203117.0 MW$3.48/W
Chenango County185245.3 MW$3.49/W
Lewis County120185.5 MW$2.95/W
Hamilton County92848 kW$4.29/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?

PanelCensus records 198,404 solar installations in New York, totalling 22.4 GW of capacity — 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 $4.20/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 (17,482).