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Solar installations in Catawba County, NC

12 recorded installations in Catawba County, North Carolina — 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
0.02%
of 72,028 homes
Installations
12
Total capacity
123.4 MW
Median price
$1.88/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
0%
lease / PPA

Severe-weather exposure: solar sites here have been matched to an average of 7.7 hail (0.8 severe) and 1.9 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 140 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 9% of that (this county is under-reported in public program data). A yardstick, not dated records.

Most active

Top installers in Catawba County

No resolved installers recorded in this county.

Growth

Installations by year

YearNewCumulative% homes
2012
1
10.00%
2013
3
40.01%
2014
2
60.01%
2015
4
100.01%
2016
1
110.01%
2021
1
120.02%

Frequently asked questions

How many homes have solar in Catawba County?

PanelCensus records 12 solar installations in Catawba County, North Carolina (123.4 MW of capacity) — about 0.02% of the county's 72,028 housing units (U.S. Census ACS). Dataset coverage depends on North Carolina's reporting programs, so the true total is higher.

How much does solar cost in Catawba County?

The median installed price for recorded systems in Catawba County is $1.88/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 6,400 kW.

Who installs solar in Catawba County?

No resolved installers recorded in this county.

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.