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Solar installations in Cortland County, NY

366 recorded installations in Cortland 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
1.8%
of 20,842 homes
Installations
366
Total capacity
327.4 MW
Median price
$3.40/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
16%
lease / PPA

Severe-weather exposure: solar sites here have been matched to an average of 1.9 hail and 1.4 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 256 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 143% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.

Most active

Top installers in Cortland County

#InstallerInstalls here
1Renovus Energy62
2Halcyon44
3Sungevity26
4Nrg Residential Solar Solutions22
5My Solar21
6Apex Energy Tek12
7Plugpv12
8Dragon Solar8
9Earthsponse8
10Alternative Power Solutions Ny8

Growth

Installations by year

YearNewCumulative% homes
2006
1
40.02%
2007
1
50.02%
2008
2
70.03%
2009
2
90.04%
2010
7
160.08%
2011
3
190.09%
2012
10
290.14%
2013
16
450.22%
2014
16
610.29%
2015
51
1120.54%
2016
59
1710.82%
2017
26
1970.94%
2018
23
2201.06%
2019
15
2351.13%
2020
15
2501.20%
2021
37
2871.38%
2022
17
3041.46%
2023
22
3261.56%
2024
19
3451.66%
2025
16
3611.73%

Frequently asked questions

How many homes have solar in Cortland County?

PanelCensus records 366 solar installations in Cortland County, New York (327.4 MW of capacity) — about 1.8% of the county's 20,842 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 Cortland County?

The median installed price for recorded systems in Cortland County is $3.40/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 9.9 kW.

Who installs solar in Cortland County?

The most active recorded installers in Cortland County are Renovus Energy, Halcyon, Sungevity.

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.