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Solar installations in Seneca County, NY

226 recorded installations in Seneca 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
1.4%
of 16,148 homes
Installations
226
Total capacity
117.2 MW
Median price
$3.45/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
10%
lease / PPA

Severe-weather exposure: solar sites here have been matched to an average of 0 hail and 1.3 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 130 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 174% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.

Most active

Top installers in Seneca County

Growth

Installations by year

YearNewCumulative% homes
2006
1
20.01%
2008
3
50.03%
2009
1
60.04%
2010
2
80.05%
2011
1
90.06%
2012
8
170.10%
2013
11
280.17%
2014
13
410.25%
2015
37
780.48%
2016
34
1120.69%
2017
13
1250.77%
2018
7
1320.82%
2019
7
1390.86%
2020
3
1420.88%
2021
15
1570.97%
2022
10
1671.03%
2023
11
1781.10%
2024
17
1951.21%
2025
26
2211.37%

Frequently asked questions

How many homes have solar in Seneca County?

PanelCensus records 226 solar installations in Seneca County, New York (117.2 MW of capacity) — about 1.4% of the county's 16,148 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 Seneca County?

The median installed price for recorded systems in Seneca County is $3.45/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 12.7 kW.

Who installs solar in Seneca County?

The most active recorded installers in Seneca County are Finger Lakes Renewable Energy, Renovus Energy, Halcyon.

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.