PanelCensus

Solar installations in Ohio

3,760 recorded installations — prices, growth by year, county breakdown and the installers doing the work.

Dataset updated . Refreshed from LBNL's Tracking the Sun public releases.

Installations
3,760
Total capacity
248.2 MW
Median price
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
0%
lease / PPA

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Growth

Installations by year

2005
4
2006
10
2007
17
2008
33
2009
76
2010
187
2011
421
2012
327
2013
301
2014
292
2015
333
2016
344
2017
239
2018
129
2019
142
2020
106
2021
159
2022
391
2023
239

Bars: recorded installs · right column: median $/W that year.

By county

Solar by county in Ohio

CountyInstallsCapacityMedian $/W
Hamilton County3619.4 MW$9.02/W
Franklin County3267.3 MW$5.21/W
Cuyahoga County27518.5 MW
Athens County1242.0 MW
Stark County1164.6 MW
Butler County1132.8 MW
Clermont County941.8 MW
Greene County939.3 MW
Wayne County918.4 MW
Summit County902.5 MW
Delaware County872.8 MW
Montgomery County873.6 MW
Tuscarawas County854.7 MW
Warren County793.0 MW
Lucas County7512.7 MW
Medina County704.3 MW
Licking County685.2 MW
Lorain County678.8 MW
Madison County474.0 MW
Putnam County47881 kW
Columbiana County461.1 MW
Holmes County452.0 MW
Portage County44988 kW
Fairfield County421.1 MW
Geauga County39712 kW
Huron County385.5 MW
Mahoning County381.9 MW
Knox County371.7 MW
Allen County35974 kW
Clark County342.5 MW
Lake County341.4 MW
Erie County32540 kW
Seneca County311.1 MW
Washington County30464 kW
Wyandot County307.0 MW
Wood County278.2 MW
Belmont County26457 kW
Coshocton County26427 kW
Miami County262.8 MW
Richland County252.9 MW
Trumbull County251.6 MW
Ashtabula County241.1 MW
Brown County222.6 MW
Pickaway County22322 kW
Ashland County21331 kW
Crawford County21697 kW
Adams County20835 kW
Carroll County20263 kW
Ottawa County202.0 MW
Guernsey County19444 kW
Hancock County194.0 MW
Ross County191.0 MW
Champaign County18880 kW
Henry County185.0 MW
Muskingum County18420 kW
Paulding County185.3 MW
Perry County17137 kW
Darke County163.8 MW
Fulton County16378 kW
Meigs County15106 kW
Van Wert County151.1 MW
Auglaize County1419.0 MW
Gallia County143.0 MW
Jefferson County14148 kW
Logan County14240 kW
Scioto County141.3 MW
Highland County13182 kW
Preble County13219 kW
Clinton County12706 kW
Marion County12516 kW
Sandusky County124.7 MW
Shelby County12218 kW
Union County12139 kW
Hardin County113.4 MW
Morrow County11695 kW
Jackson County10162 kW

Counties derived from installation ZIP codes (Census ZCTA crosswalk) — approximate at boundaries. Counties with fewer than 50 recorded installs are shown but not indexed.

Frequently asked questions

How many solar installations are there in Ohio?

LBNL's Tracking the Sun dataset records 3,760 residential and small-commercial solar installations in Ohio, totalling 248.2 MW of capacity. (Coverage depends on the state's reporting programs, so actual totals are higher.)

How much does solar cost per watt in Ohio?

The Ohio records in the dataset do not include enough price data to compute a reliable median.

Who are the biggest solar installers in Ohio?

No resolved installers recorded.