Solar installations in Tompkins County, NY
1,911 recorded installations in Tompkins 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 4.4 hail and 2.5 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).
Search every recorded installation in Tompkins County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 1,121 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 170% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.
Most active
Top installers in Tompkins County
| # | Installer | Installs here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Renovus Energy | 669 |
| 2 | Taitem Engineering | 220 |
| 3 | Solar Liberty Energy Systems | 168 |
| 4 | Direct Energy Solar | 119 |
| 5 | Halcyon | 103 |
| 6 | My Solar | 93 |
| 7 | Finger Lakes Renewable Energy | 89 |
| 8 | Sungevity | 53 |
| 9 | Bashing Panels | 46 |
| 10 | Distributed Asset Solutions LLC | 28 |
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Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Tompkins County?
PanelCensus records 1,911 solar installations in Tompkins County, New York (519.1 MW of capacity) — about 4.0% of the county's 47,362 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 Tompkins County?
The median installed price for recorded systems in Tompkins County is $3.85/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 7.9 kW.
Who installs solar in Tompkins County?
The most active recorded installers in Tompkins County are Renovus Energy, Taitem Engineering, Solar Liberty Energy 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.