PanelCensus

Solar installations in Ohio

4,576 recorded installations — prices, growth by year, county breakdown and the installers doing the work.

Dataset updated . Sources: LBNL Tracking the Sun + city permit records + state programs + USGS/EIA utility-scale.

Installations
4,576
Total capacity
1.2 GW
Median price
$2.00/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
0%
lease / PPA

Most active

Top installers in Ohio

Growth

Installations by year

2005
4
2006
10
2007
17
2008
33
2009
76
2010
190
2011
424
2012
332$3.31/W
2013
303
2014
294
2015
336
2016
350
2017
268
2018
212$2.50/W
2019
229$2.50/W
2020
178$2.00/W
2021
238$2.00/W
2022
532$2.00/W
2023
301$1.98/W
2024
79$1.98/W
2025
87$1.99/W
2026
11$2.01/W

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

By county

Solar by county in Ohio

CountyInstallsCapacityMedian $/W
Hamilton County94620.4 MW$2.00/W
Franklin County3278.6 MW$5.21/W
Cuyahoga County30524.8 MW
Athens County1242.0 MW
Stark County1176.8 MW
Butler County1142.9 MW
Clermont County941.8 MW
Greene County9411.5 MW
Wayne County9311.8 MW
Summit County916.4 MW
Delaware County882.9 MW
Montgomery County886.1 MW
Tuscarawas County854.7 MW
Lucas County8023.0 MW$2.39/W
Warren County793.0 MW
Medina County7216.1 MW
Licking County719.1 MW
Lorain County6911.2 MW$3.31/W
Madison County5210.3 MW
Putnam County4872.9 MW
Columbiana County461.1 MW
Holmes County452.0 MW
Portage County44988 kW
Fairfield County431.8 MW
Huron County4010.6 MW
Geauga County39712 kW
Mahoning County381.9 MW
Knox County371.7 MW
Allen County35974 kW
Clark County354.3 MW$3.39/W
Lake County341.4 MW
Wyandot County3321.1 MW
Erie County32540 kW
Seneca County321.2 MW
Wood County3243.6 MW
Washington County30464 kW
Brown County29105.4 MW
Miami County2919.1 MW
Trumbull County275.1 MW
Belmont County26457 kW
Coshocton County26427 kW
Richland County265.4 MW
Ashtabula County241.1 MW
Pickaway County24322 kW
Ashland County21331 kW
Crawford County21697 kW
Hancock County216.8 MW
Paulding County2182.5 MW
Adams County20835 kW
Carroll County20263 kW
Henry County2019.0 MW
Ottawa County202.0 MW
Ross County2050.9 MW
Auglaize County1944.8 MW
Champaign County191.0 MW
Guernsey County19444 kW
Muskingum County19496 kW
Darke County186.8 MW
Fulton County182.7 MW
Perry County17137 kW
Logan County16291 kW
Meigs County15106 kW
Van Wert County151.1 MW
Gallia County143.0 MW
Hardin County146.5 MW
Highland County14182 kW
Jefferson County14148 kW
Scioto County141.3 MW
Preble County13219 kW
Sandusky County138.4 MW
Shelby County132.4 MW
Union County13139 kW
Clinton County12706 kW
Marion County12516 kW
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?

PanelCensus records 4,576 solar installations in Ohio, totalling 1.2 GW of capacity — compiled from LBNL's Tracking the Sun, city permit records, state programs and USGS/EIA utility-scale data. (Coverage depends on what the state publishes, so actual totals are higher.)

How much does solar cost per watt in Ohio?

The median installed price across priced systems in Ohio is $2.00/W pre-incentive. Year-by-year medians are shown on this page.

Who are the biggest solar installers in Ohio?

"ICON SOLAR POWER, LLC" has the most recorded installations in Ohio (146), followed by Fluent Solar (54).