Solar installations in Hood River County, OR
115 recorded installations in Hood River 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 Hood River County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 412 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 28% of that (this county is under-reported in public program data). A yardstick, not dated records.
Most active
Top installers in Hood River County
| # | Installer | Installs here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Common Energy | 45 |
| 2 | Green Home Construction | 7 |
| 3 | Scott Sorensen Construction | 4 |
| 4 | Sunbridge Solar | 3 |
| 5 | Ridgeline Electric Design | 2 |
| 6 | Elemental Energy | 2 |
| 7 | Pro-Stat Electric & Solar | 2 |
| 8 | Fritz Reuter | 1 |
| 9 | Hire Electric | 1 |
| 10 | Sunpro Solar | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Hood River County?
PanelCensus records 115 solar installations in Hood River County, Oregon (3.5 MW of capacity) — about 1.1% of the county's 10,210 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 Hood River County?
The median installed price for recorded systems in Hood River County is $3.82/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 6.4 kW.
Who installs solar in Hood River County?
The most active recorded installers in Hood River County are Common Energy, Green Home Construction, Scott Sorensen Construction.
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.