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Solar installations in Clackamas County, OR

292 recorded installations in Clackamas 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.

Homes with solar
0.17%
of 172,599 homes
Installations
292
Total capacity
141.2 MW
Median price
$4.35/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
12%
lease / PPA

Severe-weather exposure: solar sites here have been matched to an average of 1.9 hail and 0 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).

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Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 3,434 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 9% of that (this county is under-reported in public program data). A yardstick, not dated records.

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Top installers in Clackamas County

Growth

Installations by year

YearNewCumulative% homes
2005
5
100.01%
2007
1
110.01%
2008
4
150.01%
2009
4
190.01%
2010
6
250.01%
2011
10
350.02%
2012
7
420.02%
2013
1
430.03%
2014
9
520.03%
2015
25
770.04%
2016
7
840.05%
2017
46
1300.07%
2019
3
1330.08%
2020
11
1440.08%
2021
8
1520.09%
2022
29
1810.10%
2023
56
2370.14%
2024
52
2890.17%
2025
2
2910.17%

Frequently asked questions

How many homes have solar in Clackamas County?

PanelCensus records 292 solar installations in Clackamas County, Oregon (141.2 MW of capacity) — about 0.17% of the county's 172,599 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 Clackamas County?

The median installed price for recorded systems in Clackamas County is $4.35/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 8.1 kW.

Who installs solar in Clackamas County?

The most active recorded installers in Clackamas County are Tesla, Earthlight Technologies, Auric 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.