Solar installations in Albany County, NY
4,915 recorded installations in Albany County, New York — capacity, prices and the installers doing the work.
At a glance
Albany County, New York has 4,915 recorded solar installations totalling 440.6 MW of capacity — the 12th-highest count among the 62 New York counties with records, and 2% of the state total. That is about 3.3% of the county's 146,959 housing units, against 2.6% statewide. The median installed price is $4.26/W before incentives, roughly in line with the New York median of $4.15/W.
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 6.1 hail (0.5 severe) and 5.2 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).
Search every recorded installation in Albany County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 4,777 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 103% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.
Most active
Top installers in Albany County
| # | Installer | Installs here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tesla | 1,337 |
| 2 | Kasselman Solar | 802 |
| 3 | Plugpv | 564 |
| 4 | Sunrun | 221 |
| 5 | Monolith Solar | 166 |
| 6 | Apex Energy Tek | 150 |
| 7 | Suncommon | 149 |
| 8 | Wiltshire Renewable Energy Systems | 132 |
| 9 | American Energy Care | 122 |
| 10 | Rgs Energy | 122 |
Growth
Installations by year
How does Albany County compare with the rest of New York?
The median recorded system in Albany County is 7.65 kW, roughly in line with the state median of 7.65 kW. 36% of installations here are third-party owned (lease or power-purchase agreement), compared with 34% across New York. 53 systems (1%) of the county's records include battery storage, against 2% statewide. By share of housing units with a recorded system, Albany County ranks 17th of 62 New York counties with at least 10 installations.
How has solar adoption changed in Albany County?
The earliest recorded installation in Albany County dates to 2004. The busiest year on record is 2015, with 721 installations. 2025 has 486 recorded installations so far. The county's cumulative total rose from 3,286 at the end of 2020 to 4,915 today. Recent years fill in as state programs and permit offices report, so the latest counts are provisional.
Who installs solar in Albany County?
Tesla has the most recorded installations in Albany County (1,337, 27% of the county's records). Other active installers here include Kasselman Solar, Plugpv and Sunrun. Installers based anywhere in New York are listed in the state installer directory.
Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Albany County?
PanelCensus records 4,915 solar installations in Albany County, New York (440.6 MW of capacity) — about 3.3% of the county's 146,959 housing units (U.S. Census ACS). Coverage depends on New York's public reporting, so the true total is likely higher.
How much does solar cost in Albany County?
The median installed price for recorded systems in Albany County is $4.26/W before incentives; the median system is 7.7 kW. The New York median is $4.15/W.
Who installs solar in Albany County?
The most active recorded installers in Albany County are Tesla (1,337), Kasselman Solar (802) and Plugpv (564).
How much of the solar in Albany County is leased?
1,763 recorded installations (36%) in Albany County are third-party owned — a lease or power-purchase agreement, compared with 34% across New York.
How big is a typical solar system in Albany County?
The median recorded system in Albany County is 7.7 kW, against 7.7 kW for New York as a whole.
More solar data near Albany County
- Solar in New York· 223,104 installations
- Solar installers in New York
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- Solar in Ulster County· 6,634 installations
- Solar in Rockland County· 5,926 installations
- Solar in Erie County· 4,520 installations
- Solar in Saratoga County· 3,576 installations
- Solar in Rensselaer County· 2,984 installations
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 Albany County, New York”, https://panelcensus.com/solar/new-york/albany-county (data as of October 10, 2026).