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Solar installations in Cattaraugus County, NY

362 recorded installations in Cattaraugus County, New York — capacity, prices 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
0.90%
of 40,279 homes
Installations
362
Total capacity
361.3 MW
Median price
$3.30/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
10%
lease / PPA

Severe-weather exposure: solar sites here have been matched to an average of 2.2 hail and 1 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).

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Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 320 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 113% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.

Most active

Top installers in Cattaraugus County

Growth

Installations by year

YearNewCumulative% homes
2008
2
20.01%
2009
3
50.01%
2010
6
110.03%
2011
4
150.04%
2012
8
230.06%
2013
7
300.07%
2014
11
410.10%
2015
22
630.16%
2016
37
1000.25%
2017
31
1310.33%
2018
24
1550.39%
2019
26
1810.45%
2020
12
1930.48%
2021
30
2230.55%
2022
28
2510.62%
2023
27
2780.69%
2024
23
3010.75%
2025
39
3400.84%
2026
2
3420.85%

Frequently asked questions

How many homes have solar in Cattaraugus County?

PanelCensus records 362 solar installations in Cattaraugus County, New York (361.3 MW of capacity) — about 0.90% of the county's 40,279 housing units (U.S. Census ACS). Dataset coverage depends on New York's reporting programs, so the true total is higher.

How much does solar cost in Cattaraugus County?

The median installed price for recorded systems in Cattaraugus County is $3.30/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 11.6 kW.

Who installs solar in Cattaraugus County?

The most active recorded installers in Cattaraugus County are Solar Liberty Energy Systems, Buffalo Solar, Cir Electrical Construction.

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.