Solar installations in Orange County, NY
11,307 recorded installations in Orange 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.
Severe-weather exposure: solar sites here have been matched to an average of 2.6 hail and 4.3 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).
Search every recorded installation in Orange County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 7,289 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 155% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.
Most active
Top installers in Orange County
| # | Installer | Installs here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tesla | 2,140 |
| 2 | Sunrun | 2,115 |
| 3 | Wiltshire Renewable Energy Systems | 956 |
| 4 | Sunpower | 952 |
| 5 | Plugpv | 640 |
| 6 | Trinity Solar | 612 |
| 7 | Infinity Solar Systems | 565 |
| 8 | New York State Solar Farm | 314 |
| 9 | Sunnova Energy | 303 |
| 10 | Nrg Residential Solar Solutions | 256 |
Growth
Installations by year
Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Orange County?
PanelCensus records 11,307 solar installations in Orange County, New York (1.1 GW of capacity) — about 7.6% of the county's 148,460 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 Orange County?
The median installed price for recorded systems in Orange County is $3.90/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 8.6 kW.
Who installs solar in Orange County?
The most active recorded installers in Orange County are Tesla, Sunrun, Wiltshire Renewable Energy Systems.
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.