Solar installations in Franklin County, NC
19 recorded installations in Franklin 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 4.5 hail (0.5 severe) and 0 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).
Search every recorded installation in Franklin County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 61 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 31% of that (this county is under-reported in public program data). A yardstick, not dated records.
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No resolved installers recorded in this county.
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Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Franklin County?
PanelCensus records 19 solar installations in Franklin County, North Carolina (125.5 MW of capacity) — about 0.06% of the county's 30,790 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 Franklin County?
The median installed price for recorded systems in Franklin County is $3.16/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 3,600 kW.
Who installs solar in Franklin 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.