Solar installations in Columbia County, OR
84 recorded installations in Columbia 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 Columbia County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 114 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 74% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.
Most active
Top installers in Columbia County
| # | Installer | Installs here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Solar | 21 |
| 2 | Elemental Energy | 6 |
| 3 | Green Ridge Solar | 6 |
| 4 | Sunbridge Solar | 5 |
| 5 | Neil Kelly Company | 4 |
| 6 | Solar Universe | 3 |
| 7 | Premier Solar Solutions | 3 |
| 8 | Cascade Solar | 3 |
| 9 | Imagine Energy | 2 |
| 10 | Power Northwest Incorporated | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Columbia County?
PanelCensus records 84 solar installations in Columbia County, Oregon (623 kW of capacity) — about 0.38% of the county's 21,980 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 Columbia County?
The median installed price for recorded systems in Columbia County is $4.85/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 6.1 kW.
Who installs solar in Columbia County?
The most active recorded installers in Columbia County are National Solar, Elemental Energy, Green Ridge 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.