Solar installations in Wake County, NC
7,618 recorded installations in Wake 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 4.2 hail (0.8 severe) and 2.2 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).
Search every recorded installation in Wake County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 1,618 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 471% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.
Most active
Top installers in Wake County
| # | Installer | Installs here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NC SOLAR NOW INC | 728 |
| 2 | 8MSOLAR LLC (82456) | 435 |
| 3 | Blue Raven Solar | 358 |
| 4 | SOUTHERN ENERGY MANAGEMENT | 306 |
| 5 | Tesla Energy | 174 |
| 6 | Titan Solar Power NC Inc. | 143 |
| 7 | SOUTHERN EXPOSURE BUILDERS INC | 113 |
| 8 | 8MSolar | 106 |
| 9 | CONTR - BLUE RAVEN SOLAR LLC | 102 |
| 10 | Palmetto Solar | 86 |
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Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Wake County?
PanelCensus records 7,618 solar installations in Wake County, North Carolina (137.5 MW of capacity) — about 1.6% of the county's 481,999 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 Wake County?
The median installed price for recorded systems in Wake County is $2.02/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 9 kW.
Who installs solar in Wake County?
The most active recorded installers in Wake County are NC SOLAR NOW INC, 8MSOLAR LLC (82456), Blue Raven 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.