Solar installations in Benton County, OR
454 recorded installations in Benton County, Oregon — capacity, prices and the installers doing the work.
Dataset updated . Sources: LBNL Tracking the Sun + city permit records + state programs + USGS/EIA utility-scale.
Search every recorded installation in Benton County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 1,562 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 29% of that (this county is under-reported in public program data). A yardstick, not dated records.
Most active
Top installers in Benton County
| # | Installer | Installs here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abundant Solar | 170 |
| 2 | Benton Electric | 67 |
| 3 | Solar Ki | 17 |
| 4 | Sunwize Technologies | 14 |
| 5 | Advanced Energy System | 9 |
| 6 | Central Valley Energy Solutions | 8 |
| 7 | National Solar | 7 |
| 8 | Energy Design | 7 |
| 9 | Energy Wise Lighting | 7 |
| 10 | Energy Wise Solutions | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Benton County?
PanelCensus records 454 solar installations in Benton County, Oregon (4.1 MW of capacity) — about 1.1% of the county's 40,565 housing units (U.S. Census ACS). Dataset coverage depends on Oregon's reporting programs, so the true total is higher.
How much does solar cost in Benton County?
The median installed price for recorded systems in Benton County is $3.71/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 5.5 kW.
Who installs solar in Benton County?
The most active recorded installers in Benton County are Abundant Solar, Benton Electric, Solar Ki.
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.