Solar installations in Durham County, NC
611 recorded installations in Durham 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.
Severe-weather exposure: solar sites here have been matched to an average of 6 hail and 2 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).
Search every recorded installation in Durham County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 403 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 152% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.
Most active
Top installers in Durham County
| # | Installer | Installs here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fluent Solar | 1 |
| 2 | ION DEVELOPER LLC Lic | 1 |
| 3 | Encor Solar | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Durham County?
PanelCensus records 611 solar installations in Durham County, North Carolina (29.4 MW of capacity) — about 0.41% of the county's 149,150 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 Durham County?
The median installed price for recorded systems in Durham County is $1.26/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 7 kW.
Who installs solar in Durham County?
The most active recorded installers in Durham County are Fluent Solar, ION DEVELOPER LLC Lic, Encor Solar.
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.