PanelCensus

Solar installations in Mecklenburg County, NC

5,898 recorded installations in Mecklenburg 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.

Installations
5,898
Total capacity
48.8 MW
Median price
$2.02/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
0%
lease / PPA

Most active

Top installers in Mecklenburg County

#InstallerInstalls here
1Residential solarSolar PV. New.14
2Witherspoon - SolarSolar PV22
3Nettie LarkSolar PV22
4Sherman - SolarSolar PV22
5Pena - SolarSolar PV22
6Moore - SolarSolar PV22
7Palmetto Solar2
8Daisy Hampton Solar PVSolar PV21
9Vogel PV+BTRYSolar PV21
106201 Donna DrSolar PV11

Growth

Installations by year

2006
1
2007
2
2008
2
2010
8
2011
32
2012
21
2013
22
2014
141
2015
224
2016
90
2017
137
2018
487
2019
694
2020
621
2021
891
2022
1,382
2023
653
2024
367
2025
119

Frequently asked questions

How many homes have solar in Mecklenburg County?

PanelCensus records 5,898 solar installations in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina (48.8 MW of capacity). Dataset coverage depends on North Carolina's reporting programs, so the true total is higher.

How much does solar cost in Mecklenburg County?

The median installed price for recorded systems in Mecklenburg County is $2.02/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 6 kW.

Who installs solar in Mecklenburg County?

The most active recorded installers in Mecklenburg County are Residential solarSolar PV. New., Witherspoon - SolarSolar PV2, Nettie LarkSolar PV2.

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. See methodology.