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Solar installations in Nassau County, NY

13,623 recorded installations in Nassau 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
2.9%
of 477,860 homes
Installations
13,623
Total capacity
173.0 MW
Median price
$4.35/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
34%
lease / PPA

Severe-weather exposure: solar sites here have been matched to an average of 3.9 hail and 3.9 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 25,016 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 54% of that (this county is under-reported in public program data). A yardstick, not dated records.

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Growth

Installations by year

YearNewCumulative% homes
2005
28
1550.03%
2006
64
2190.05%
2007
63
2820.06%
2008
115
3970.08%
2009
231
6280.13%
2010
433
1,0610.22%
2011
363
1,4240.30%
2012
302
1,7260.36%
2013
479
2,2050.46%
2014
941
3,1460.66%
2015
2,210
5,3561.12%
2016
2,608
7,9641.67%
2017
747
8,7111.82%
2018
352
9,0631.90%
2019
416
9,4791.98%
2020
644
10,1232.12%
2021
806
10,9292.29%
2022
506
11,4352.39%
2023
575
12,0102.51%
2024
891
12,9012.70%
2025
574
13,4752.82%

Frequently asked questions

How many homes have solar in Nassau County?

PanelCensus records 13,623 solar installations in Nassau County, New York (173.0 MW of capacity) — about 2.9% of the county's 477,860 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 Nassau County?

The median installed price for recorded systems in Nassau County is $4.35/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 7.6 kW.

Who installs solar in Nassau County?

The most active recorded installers in Nassau County are Tesla, Sunation Solar Systems, Nyss.

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.