Solar installations in Richmond County, NY
19,375 recorded installations in Richmond County, New York — capacity, prices and the installers doing the work.
At a glance
Richmond County, New York has 19,375 recorded solar installations totalling 275.4 MW of capacity — the 4th-highest count among the 62 New York counties with records, and 9% of the state total. That is about 10.5% of the county's 184,074 housing units, against 2.6% statewide. The median installed price is $4.30/W before incentives, roughly in line with 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 2.5 hail and 1.3 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).
Search every recorded installation in Richmond County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 8,555 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 226% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.
Most active
Top installers in Richmond County
| # | Installer | Installs here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunrun | 5,186 |
| 2 | Sunpower | 3,010 |
| 3 | Venture Home Solar | 2,615 |
| 4 | PRO CUSTOM SOLAR LLC | 905 |
| 5 | Sea Bright Solar | 728 |
| 6 | Igs Energy | 540 |
| 7 | Nyss | 515 |
| 8 | 1St Light Energy | 505 |
| 9 | Nrg Residential Solar Solutions | 393 |
| 10 | Amergy Solar | 387 |
Growth
Installations by year
How does Richmond County compare with the rest of New York?
The median recorded system in Richmond County is 6.8 kW, about 11% below the state median of 7.65 kW. 46% of installations here are third-party owned (lease or power-purchase agreement), compared with 34% across New York. 1 system (under 1%) of the county's records include battery storage, against 2% statewide. By share of housing units with a recorded system, Richmond County ranks 1st of 62 New York counties with at least 10 installations.
How has solar adoption changed in Richmond County?
The earliest recorded installation in Richmond County dates to 2007. The busiest year on record is 2023, with 1,699 installations. 2025 has 1,064 recorded installations so far. The county's cumulative total rose from 8,238 at the end of 2020 to 19,375 today. Recent years fill in as state programs and permit offices report, so the latest counts are provisional.
Who installs solar in Richmond County?
Sunrun has the most recorded installations in Richmond County (5,186, 27% of the county's records). Other active installers here include Sunpower, Venture Home Solar and PRO CUSTOM SOLAR LLC. Installers based anywhere in New York are listed in the state installer directory.
Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Richmond County?
PanelCensus records 19,375 solar installations in Richmond County, New York (275.4 MW of capacity) — about 10.5% of the county's 184,074 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 Richmond County?
The median installed price for recorded systems in Richmond County is $4.30/W before incentives; the median system is 6.8 kW. The New York median is $4.15/W.
Who installs solar in Richmond County?
The most active recorded installers in Richmond County are Sunrun (5,186), Sunpower (3,010) and Venture Home Solar (2,615).
How much of the solar in Richmond County is leased?
8,929 recorded installations (46%) in Richmond 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 Richmond County?
The median recorded system in Richmond County is 6.8 kW, against 7.7 kW for New York as a whole.
More solar data near Richmond County
- Solar in New York· 223,104 installations
- Solar installers in New York
- Solar in Queens County· 37,839 installations
- Solar in Suffolk County· 22,917 installations
- Solar in Kings County· 20,615 installations
- Solar in Westchester County· 15,708 installations
- Solar in Nassau County· 13,623 installations
- Solar in Orange County· 11,307 installations
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 Richmond County, New York”, https://panelcensus.com/solar/new-york/richmond-county (data as of October 10, 2026).