PanelCensus

Solar installations in Queens County, NY

37,839 recorded installations in Queens 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
4.2%
of 903,598 homes
Installations
37,839
Total capacity
390.2 MW
Median price
$4.28/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
38%
lease / PPA

Severe-weather exposure: solar sites here have been matched to an average of 1 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 13,693 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 276% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.

Most active

Top installers in Queens County

Growth

Installations by year

YearNewCumulative% homes
2005
2
110.00%
2006
11
220.00%
2007
7
290.00%
2008
6
350.00%
2009
27
620.01%
2010
60
1220.01%
2011
80
2020.02%
2012
176
3780.04%
2013
83
4610.05%
2014
158
6190.07%
2015
340
9590.11%
2016
1,370
2,3290.26%
2017
2,283
4,6120.51%
2018
2,040
6,6520.74%
2019
2,129
8,7810.97%
2020
1,924
10,7051.19%
2021
2,168
12,8731.43%
2022
2,556
15,4291.71%
2023
4,056
19,4852.16%
2024
3,751
23,2362.57%
2025
2,399
25,6352.84%
2026
2
25,6372.84%

Frequently asked questions

How many homes have solar in Queens County?

PanelCensus records 37,839 solar installations in Queens County, New York (390.2 MW of capacity) — about 4.2% of the county's 903,598 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 Queens County?

The median installed price for recorded systems in Queens County is $4.28/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 5.8 kW.

Who installs solar in Queens County?

The most active recorded installers in Queens County are Sunrun, PRO CUSTOM SOLAR LLC, Venture Home Solar.

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.