Solar installations in New York County, NY
1,088 recorded installations in New York County, New York — capacity, prices and the installers doing the work.
At a glance
New York County, New York has 1,088 recorded solar installations totalling 171.3 MW of capacity — the 25th-highest count among the 62 New York counties with records, and under 1% of the state total. That is about 0.12% of the county's 918,806 housing units, against 2.6% statewide. The median installed price is $4.75/W before incentives, about 14% 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 1 hail and 2.4 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).
Search every recorded installation in New York County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 793 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 137% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.
Most active
Top installers in New York County
| # | Installer | Installs here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brooklyn Solarworks | 192 |
| 2 | Best Energy Power | 105 |
| 3 | Solar Energy Systems | 89 |
| 4 | Onyx Development Group LLC(dba for Onyx Renewable Partners, LP.) | 62 |
| 5 | Urban Energy | 43 |
| 6 | Sunlight General Capital | 41 |
| 7 | Accord Power | 23 |
| 8 | Altpower | 20 |
| 9 | American Solar Partners | 17 |
| 10 | Onforce Solar | 17 |
Growth
Installations by year
How does New York County compare with the rest of New York?
The median recorded system in New York County is 35.7 kW, about 4.7 times the state median of 7.65 kW. 3% of installations here are third-party owned (lease or power-purchase agreement), compared with 34% across New York. None of the county's records include battery storage, against 2% statewide. By share of housing units with a recorded system, New York County ranks 62nd of 62 New York counties with at least 10 installations.
How has solar adoption changed in New York County?
The earliest recorded installation in New York County dates to 2003. The busiest year on record is 2025, with 104 installations. The county's cumulative total rose from 328 at the end of 2020 to 1,088 today. Recent years fill in as state programs and permit offices report, so the latest counts are provisional.
Who installs solar in New York County?
Brooklyn Solarworks has the most recorded installations in New York County (192, 18% of the county's records). Other active installers here include Best Energy Power, Solar Energy Systems and Onyx Development Group LLC(dba for Onyx Renewable Partners, LP.). Installers based anywhere in New York are listed in the state installer directory.
Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in New York County?
PanelCensus records 1,088 solar installations in New York County, New York (171.3 MW of capacity) — about 0.12% of the county's 918,806 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 New York County?
The median installed price for recorded systems in New York County is $4.75/W before incentives; the median system is 35.7 kW. The New York median is $4.15/W.
Who installs solar in New York County?
The most active recorded installers in New York County are Brooklyn Solarworks (192), Best Energy Power (105) and Solar Energy Systems (89).
How much of the solar in New York County is leased?
31 recorded installations (3%) in New York 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 New York County?
The median recorded system in New York County is 35.7 kW, against 7.7 kW for New York as a whole.
More solar data near New York County
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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 New York County, New York”, https://panelcensus.com/solar/new-york/new-york-county (data as of October 10, 2026).