PanelCensus

Solar installations in Montgomery County, NY

892 recorded installations in Montgomery 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
3.9%
of 22,944 homes
Installations
892
Total capacity
459.0 MW
Median price
$4.41/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
51%
lease / PPA

Severe-weather exposure: solar sites here have been matched to an average of 2.3 hail and 1.8 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 631 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 141% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.

Most active

Top installers in Montgomery County

#InstallerInstalls here
1Tesla313
2Kasselman Solar87
3Plugpv40
4Sunrun39
5American Energy Care31
6Posigen28
7Monolith Solar22
8Wiltshire Renewable Energy Systems20
9New York Light Energy19
10High Peaks Solar17

Growth

Installations by year

YearNewCumulative% homes
2007
1
10.00%
2008
4
50.02%
2009
5
100.04%
2010
7
170.07%
2011
11
280.12%
2012
25
530.23%
2013
41
940.41%
2014
85
1790.78%
2015
151
3301.44%
2016
166
4962.16%
2017
112
6082.65%
2018
56
6642.89%
2019
26
6903.01%
2020
10
7003.05%
2021
20
7203.14%
2022
40
7603.31%
2023
29
7893.44%
2024
39
8283.61%
2025
49
8773.82%

Frequently asked questions

How many homes have solar in Montgomery County?

PanelCensus records 892 solar installations in Montgomery County, New York (459.0 MW of capacity) — about 3.9% of the county's 22,944 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 Montgomery County?

The median installed price for recorded systems in Montgomery County is $4.41/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 9.3 kW.

Who installs solar in Montgomery County?

The most active recorded installers in Montgomery County are Tesla, Kasselman Solar, 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.