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Solar installations in Jefferson County, NY

668 recorded installations in Jefferson 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
1.1%
of 61,721 homes
Installations
668
Total capacity
684.2 MW
Median price
$3.27/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
8%
lease / PPA

Severe-weather exposure: solar sites here have been matched to an average of 1.4 hail and 2.3 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 269 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 248% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.

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Growth

Installations by year

YearNewCumulative% homes
2005
1
30.01%
2008
2
50.01%
2009
3
80.01%
2010
8
160.03%
2011
26
420.07%
2012
33
750.12%
2013
29
1040.17%
2014
27
1310.21%
2015
61
1920.31%
2016
47
2390.39%
2017
36
2750.45%
2018
49
3240.53%
2019
35
3590.58%
2020
31
3900.63%
2021
53
4430.72%
2022
68
5110.83%
2023
54
5650.92%
2024
35
6000.97%
2025
53
6531.06%
2026
1
6541.06%

Frequently asked questions

How many homes have solar in Jefferson County?

PanelCensus records 668 solar installations in Jefferson County, New York (684.2 MW of capacity) — about 1.1% of the county's 61,721 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 Jefferson County?

The median installed price for recorded systems in Jefferson County is $3.27/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 13.8 kW.

Who installs solar in Jefferson County?

The most active recorded installers in Jefferson County are Fourth Coast, Revolusun, Plugpv.

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.