Solar installations in Allegany County, NY
244 recorded installations in Allegany County, New York — capacity, prices and the installers doing the work.
At a glance
Allegany County, New York has 244 recorded solar installations totalling 414.1 MW of capacity — the 56th-highest count among the 62 New York counties with records, and under 1% of the state total. That is about 1.0% of the county's 23,538 housing units, against 2.6% statewide. The median installed price is $3.40/W before incentives, about 18% below the New York median of $4.16/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 0.8 hail and 1.3 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).
Search every recorded installation in Allegany County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check: Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 164 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 149% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.
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How does Allegany County compare with the rest of New York?
The median recorded system in Allegany County is 12.54 kW, about 64% above the state median of 7.65 kW. 7% of installations here are third-party owned (lease or power-purchase agreement), compared with 34% across New York. 5 systems (2%) of the county's records include battery storage, against 2% statewide. By share of housing units with a recorded system, Allegany County ranks 50th of 62 New York counties with at least 10 installations.
How has solar adoption changed in Allegany County?
The earliest recorded installation in Allegany County dates to 2004. The busiest year on record is 2025, with 31 installations. The county's cumulative total rose from 126 at the end of 2020 to 244 today. Recent years fill in as state programs and permit offices report, so the latest counts are provisional.
Who installs solar in Allegany County?
Solar Liberty Energy Systems has the most recorded installations in Allegany County (35, 14% of the county's records). Other active installers here include Buffalo Solar, Nys Essential Power and Cir Electrical Construction. Installers based anywhere in New York are listed in the state installer directory.
Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Allegany County?
PanelCensus records 244 solar installations in Allegany County, New York (414.1 MW of capacity) — about 1.0% of the county's 23,538 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 Allegany County?
The median installed price for recorded systems in Allegany County is $3.40/W before incentives; the median system is 12.5 kW. The New York median is $4.16/W.
Who installs solar in Allegany County?
The most active recorded installers in Allegany County are Solar Liberty Energy Systems (35), Buffalo Solar (27) and Nys Essential Power (10).
How much of the solar in Allegany County is leased?
18 recorded installations (7%) in Allegany 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 Allegany County?
The median recorded system in Allegany County is 12.5 kW, against 7.7 kW for New York as a whole.
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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 29, 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 Allegany County, New York”, https://panelcensus.com/solar/new-york/allegany-county (data as of October 29, 2026).