Solar installations in Kings County, NY
20,615 recorded installations in Kings County, New York — capacity, prices and the installers doing the work.
At a glance
Kings County, New York has 20,615 recorded solar installations totalling 248.8 MW of capacity — the 3rd-highest count among the 62 New York counties with records, and 9% of the state total. That is about 1.9% of the county's 1,090,187 housing units, against 2.6% statewide. The median installed price is $4.96/W before incentives, about 20% above the New York median of $4.15/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 0.9 hail and 2.8 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).
Search every recorded installation in Kings County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 6,502 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 317% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.
Most active
Top installers in Kings County
| # | Installer | Installs here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brooklyn Solarworks | 4,103 |
| 2 | Venture Home Solar | 2,013 |
| 3 | PRO CUSTOM SOLAR LLC | 1,679 |
| 4 | Sunrun | 1,524 |
| 5 | Igs Energy | 1,451 |
| 6 | Sunpower | 1,274 |
| 7 | Centurion Solar Energy | 1,205 |
| 8 | Kamtech Solar | 864 |
| 9 | Momentum Solar | 679 |
| 10 | Empower Solar | 355 |
Growth
Installations by year
How does Kings County compare with the rest of New York?
The median recorded system in Kings County is 5.4 kW, about 29% below the state median of 7.65 kW. 24% of installations here are third-party owned (lease or power-purchase agreement), compared with 34% across New York. 2 systems (under 1%) of the county's records include battery storage, against 2% statewide. By share of housing units with a recorded system, Kings County ranks 29th of 62 New York counties with at least 10 installations.
How has solar adoption changed in Kings County?
The earliest recorded installation in Kings County dates to 2004. The busiest year on record is 2023, with 1,945 installations. 2025 has 1,360 recorded installations so far. The county's cumulative total rose from 5,384 at the end of 2020 to 20,615 today. Recent years fill in as state programs and permit offices report, so the latest counts are provisional.
Who installs solar in Kings County?
Brooklyn Solarworks has the most recorded installations in Kings County (4,103, 20% of the county's records). Other active installers here include Venture Home Solar, PRO CUSTOM SOLAR LLC and Sunrun. Installers based anywhere in New York are listed in the state installer directory.
Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Kings County?
PanelCensus records 20,615 solar installations in Kings County, New York (248.8 MW of capacity) — about 1.9% of the county's 1,090,187 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 Kings County?
The median installed price for recorded systems in Kings County is $4.96/W before incentives; the median system is 5.4 kW. The New York median is $4.15/W.
Who installs solar in Kings County?
The most active recorded installers in Kings County are Brooklyn Solarworks (4,103), Venture Home Solar (2,013) and PRO CUSTOM SOLAR LLC (1,679).
How much of the solar in Kings County is leased?
4,879 recorded installations (24%) in Kings 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 Kings County?
The median recorded system in Kings County is 5.4 kW, against 7.7 kW for New York as a whole.
More solar data near Kings County
- Solar in New York· 223,104 installations
- Solar installers in New York
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- Solar in Suffolk County· 22,917 installations
- Solar in Richmond County· 19,375 installations
- Solar in Westchester County· 15,708 installations
- Solar in Nassau County· 13,623 installations
- Solar in Orange County· 11,307 installations
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 10, 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 Kings County, New York”, https://panelcensus.com/solar/new-york/kings-county (data as of October 10, 2026).