PanelCensus

Solar installations in North Carolina

16,195 recorded installations — prices, growth by year, county breakdown and the installers doing the work.

Dataset updated . Sources: LBNL Tracking the Sun + city permit records + state programs + USGS/EIA utility-scale.

Installations
16,195
Total capacity
12.8 GW
Median price
$2.02/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
0%
lease / PPA

Most active

Top installers in North Carolina

#InstallerInstalls in NC
1NC SOLAR NOW INC763
28MSOLAR LLC (82456)461
3Blue Raven Solar361
4SOUTHERN ENERGY MANAGEMENT308
5Tesla Energy191
6Titan Solar Power NC Inc.146
7SOUTHERN EXPOSURE BUILDERS INC113
88MSolar106
9CONTR - BLUE RAVEN SOLAR LLC102
10Palmetto Solar88
11ION DEVELOPER LLC Lic86
12YES SOLAR SOLUTIONS85
13POWER HOME SOLAR, LLC83
14BRS Field Ops, LLC78
15CATE ASSOCIATES, INC., T/A71

North Carolina installer directory →

Growth

Installations by year

2006
2$2.50/W
2007
5$2.52/W
2008
5$2.46/W
2009
22$2.50/W
2010
52$2.50/W
2011
94$2.50/W
2012
103$2.50/W
2013
148$2.50/W
2014
323$2.50/W
2015
524$2.50/W
2016
284$2.50/W
2017
410$2.50/W
2018
1,012$2.50/W
2019
1,581$2.46/W
2020
1,615$1.97/W
2021
2,330$1.99/W
2022
2,680$1.99/W
2023
1,546$2.00/W
2024
951$2.00/W
2025
693$2.00/W
2026
53$1.99/W

Bars: recorded installs · right column: median $/W that year.

By county

Solar by county in North Carolina

CountyInstallsCapacityMedian $/W
Wake County7,618137.5 MW$2.02/W
Mecklenburg County5,89848.8 MW$2.02/W
Durham County61129.4 MW$1.26/W
Chatham County14947.0 MW$2.02/W
Harnett County14464.3 MW—
Duplin County56305.4 MW—
Robeson County48350.6 MW$2.84/W
Johnston County32101.4 MW—
Sampson County32223.6 MW—
Nash County29345.6 MW—
Columbus County27109.8 MW$2.27/W
Wayne County25126.7 MW—
Montgomery County24159.8 MW—
Cleveland County22108.5 MW$2.30/W
Edgecombe County20103.0 MW—
Randolph County2079.5 MW—
Franklin County19125.5 MW$3.16/W
Rowan County19158.3 MW$4.08/W
Halifax County18167.6 MW—
Hertford County18168.7 MW$19.74/W
Cumberland County17244.2 MW—
Martin County17139.2 MW—
Northampton County1686.8 MW—
Pitt County16181.1 MW—
Scotland County16183.0 MW$1.63/W
Wilson County16165.5 MW$2.96/W
Yadkin County15183.5 MW—
Rutherford County14165.2 MW—
Bertie County1385.4 MW—
Bladen County13138.2 MW—
Granville County1357.9 MW$1.70/W
Lenoir County13142.7 MW$2.09/W
Alamance County1260.2 MW—
Catawba County12123.4 MW$1.88/W
Warren County12281.7 MW—
Cabarrus County11134.5 MW$1.86/W
Vance County1169.4 MW—
Beaufort County10172.3 MW$2.21/W
Craven County1050.0 MW$3.91/W
Moore County1056.1 MW—
Onslow County1059.8 MW—

Counties derived from installation ZIP codes (Census ZCTA crosswalk) — approximate at boundaries. Counties with fewer than 50 recorded installs are shown but not indexed.

Frequently asked questions

How many solar installations are there in North Carolina?

PanelCensus records 16,195 solar installations in North Carolina, totalling 12.8 GW of capacity — compiled from LBNL's Tracking the Sun, city permit records, state programs and USGS/EIA utility-scale data. (Coverage depends on what the state publishes, so actual totals are higher.)

How much does solar cost per watt in North Carolina?

The median installed price across priced systems in North Carolina is $2.02/W pre-incentive. Year-by-year medians are shown on this page.

Who are the biggest solar installers in North Carolina?

NC SOLAR NOW INC has the most recorded installations in North Carolina (763), followed by 8MSOLAR LLC (82456) (461).