Solar installations in Suffolk County, NY
22,917 recorded installations in Suffolk 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 3.6 hail and 4.9 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).
Search every recorded installation in Suffolk County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 44,323 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 52% of that (this county is under-reported in public program data). A yardstick, not dated records.
Most active
Top installers in Suffolk County
| # | Installer | Installs here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunrun | 3,166 |
| 2 | Tesla | 2,783 |
| 3 | Sunation Solar Systems | 2,366 |
| 4 | Sunpower | 923 |
| 5 | Level Solar | 885 |
| 6 | Long Island Power Solutions | 820 |
| 7 | Nyss | 789 |
| 8 | Nrg Residential Solar Solutions | 768 |
| 9 | Harvest Power | 732 |
| 10 | Green Logic | 723 |
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Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Suffolk County?
PanelCensus records 22,917 solar installations in Suffolk County, New York (715.0 MW of capacity) — about 4.0% of the county's 579,790 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 Suffolk County?
The median installed price for recorded systems in Suffolk County is $4.80/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 8.3 kW.
Who installs solar in Suffolk County?
The most active recorded installers in Suffolk County are Sunrun, Tesla, Sunation Solar 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.