Solar installations in Madison County, NY
610 recorded installations in Madison County, New York — capacity, prices and the installers doing the work.
At a glance
Madison County, New York has 610 recorded solar installations totalling 325.1 MW of capacity — the 37th-highest count among the 62 New York counties with records, and under 1% of the state total. That is about 2.0% of the county's 30,676 housing units, against 2.6% statewide. The median installed price is $3.40/W before incentives, about 18% below 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 3.8 hail and 1.3 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).
Search every recorded installation in Madison County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 363 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 168% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.
Most active
Top installers in Madison County
| # | Installer | Installs here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cny Solar | 114 |
| 2 | Plugpv | 40 |
| 3 | Nickels Energy Solutions | 33 |
| 4 | Alternative Power Solutions Ny | 32 |
| 5 | Arista Power | 25 |
| 6 | Infinity Solar Systems | 19 |
| 7 | Upstate Alternative Energy | 18 |
| 8 | Apex Energy Tek | 17 |
| 9 | Green Vision Solar | 17 |
| 10 | Direct Energy Solar | 16 |
Growth
Installations by year
How does Madison County compare with the rest of New York?
The median recorded system in Madison County is 9.82 kW, about 28% above the state median of 7.65 kW. 12% of installations here are third-party owned (lease or power-purchase agreement), compared with 34% across New York. 12 systems (2%) of the county's records include battery storage, against 2% statewide. By share of housing units with a recorded system, Madison County ranks 26th of 62 New York counties with at least 10 installations.
How has solar adoption changed in Madison County?
The earliest recorded installation in Madison County dates to 2003. The busiest year on record is 2016, with 64 installations. 2025 has 45 recorded installations so far. The county's cumulative total rose from 400 at the end of 2020 to 610 today. Recent years fill in as state programs and permit offices report, so the latest counts are provisional.
Who installs solar in Madison County?
Cny Solar has the most recorded installations in Madison County (114, 19% of the county's records). Other active installers here include Plugpv, Nickels Energy Solutions and Alternative Power Solutions Ny. Installers based anywhere in New York are listed in the state installer directory.
Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Madison County?
PanelCensus records 610 solar installations in Madison County, New York (325.1 MW of capacity) — about 2.0% of the county's 30,676 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 Madison County?
The median installed price for recorded systems in Madison County is $3.40/W before incentives; the median system is 9.8 kW. The New York median is $4.15/W.
Who installs solar in Madison County?
The most active recorded installers in Madison County are Cny Solar (114), Plugpv (40) and Nickels Energy Solutions (33).
How much of the solar in Madison County is leased?
74 recorded installations (12%) in Madison 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 Madison County?
The median recorded system in Madison County is 9.8 kW, against 7.7 kW for New York as a whole.
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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 Madison County, New York”, https://panelcensus.com/solar/new-york/madison-county (data as of October 10, 2026).