Solar installations in Columbia County, NY
1,817 recorded installations in Columbia 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.
Severe-weather exposure: solar sites here have been matched to an average of 3.2 hail (0.9 severe) and 3.4 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).
Search every recorded installation in Columbia County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 1,196 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 152% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.
Most active
Top installers in Columbia County
| # | Installer | Installs here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suncommon | 251 |
| 2 | Kasselman Solar | 237 |
| 3 | Tesla | 209 |
| 4 | Sundog Solar | 122 |
| 5 | Lotus Energy | 89 |
| 6 | Hudson Valley Clean Energy | 82 |
| 7 | Wiltshire Renewable Energy Systems | 73 |
| 8 | Plugpv | 58 |
| 9 | New York State Solar Farm | 52 |
| 10 | Monolith Solar | 47 |
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Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Columbia County?
PanelCensus records 1,817 solar installations in Columbia County, New York (376.7 MW of capacity) — about 5.5% of the county's 33,331 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 Columbia County?
The median installed price for recorded systems in Columbia County is $4.08/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 9.3 kW.
Who installs solar in Columbia County?
The most active recorded installers in Columbia County are Suncommon, Kasselman Solar, Tesla.
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.