Solar installations in Otsego County, NY
528 recorded installations in Otsego County, New York — capacity, prices and the installers doing the work.
At a glance
Otsego County, New York has 528 recorded solar installations totalling 105.0 MW of capacity — the 40th-highest count among the 62 New York counties with records, and under 1% of the state total. That is about 1.8% of the county's 30,011 housing units, against 2.6% statewide. The median installed price is $3.68/W before incentives, about 11% 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 3.2 hail (0.8 severe) and 0.7 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).
Search every recorded installation in Otsego County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 190 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 278% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.
Most active
Top installers in Otsego County
| # | Installer | Installs here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doherty Electric | 83 |
| 2 | Tesla | 81 |
| 3 | Plugpv | 43 |
| 4 | Great Brook Solar Nrg | 38 |
| 5 | Kasselman Solar | 32 |
| 6 | Cnr Energy Solutions | 29 |
| 7 | Doherty Electric Revolution Solar | 27 |
| 8 | Infinity Solar Systems | 18 |
| 9 | Renovus Energy | 14 |
| 10 | My Solar | 14 |
Growth
Installations by year
How does Otsego County compare with the rest of New York?
The median recorded system in Otsego County is 8.64 kW, about 13% above the state median of 7.65 kW. 19% of installations here are third-party owned (lease or power-purchase agreement), compared with 34% across New York. 11 systems (2%) of the county's records include battery storage, against 2% statewide. By share of housing units with a recorded system, Otsego County ranks 33rd of 62 New York counties with at least 10 installations.
How has solar adoption changed in Otsego County?
The earliest recorded installation in Otsego County dates to 2003. The busiest year on record is 2025, with 69 installations. The county's cumulative total rose from 325 at the end of 2020 to 528 today. Recent years fill in as state programs and permit offices report, so the latest counts are provisional.
Who installs solar in Otsego County?
Doherty Electric has the most recorded installations in Otsego County (83, 16% of the county's records). Other active installers here include Tesla, Plugpv and Great Brook Solar Nrg. Installers based anywhere in New York are listed in the state installer directory.
Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Otsego County?
PanelCensus records 528 solar installations in Otsego County, New York (105.0 MW of capacity) — about 1.8% of the county's 30,011 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 Otsego County?
The median installed price for recorded systems in Otsego County is $3.68/W before incentives; the median system is 8.6 kW. The New York median is $4.15/W.
Who installs solar in Otsego County?
The most active recorded installers in Otsego County are Doherty Electric (83), Tesla (81) and Plugpv (43).
How much of the solar in Otsego County is leased?
98 recorded installations (19%) in Otsego 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 Otsego County?
The median recorded system in Otsego County is 8.6 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 Otsego County, New York”, https://panelcensus.com/solar/new-york/otsego-county (data as of October 10, 2026).