Solar installations in Josephine County, OR
220 recorded installations in Josephine County, Oregon — capacity, prices and the installers doing the work.
At a glance
Josephine County, Oregon has 220 recorded solar installations totalling 2.7 MW of capacity — the 11th-highest count among the 36 Oregon counties with records, and 1% of the state total. That is about 0.56% of the county's 39,217 housing units, against 0.93% statewide. The median installed price is $4.39/W before incentives, roughly in line with the Oregon median of $4.35/W.
Dataset updated . Sources: LBNL Tracking the Sun + city permit records + state programs + USGS/EIA utility-scale.
Search every recorded installation in Josephine County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 635 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 35% of that (this county is under-reported in public program data). A yardstick, not dated records.
Most active
Top installers in Josephine County
| # | Installer | Installs here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunshine Solar | 100 |
| 2 | Solar Man | 24 |
| 3 | Oregon Solarworks | 8 |
| 4 | True South Solar | 4 |
| 5 | Purelight Power | 4 |
| 6 | Oregon Solar Battery | 3 |
| 7 | Electron Connection | 2 |
| 8 | Amp Pro Electric | 2 |
| 9 | Smart Energy Today | 2 |
| 10 | Renewable Energy Systems | 2 |
Growth
Installations by year
How does Josephine County compare with the rest of Oregon?
The median recorded system in Josephine County is 9.51 kW, about 70% above the state median of 5.59 kW. 0% of installations here are third-party owned (lease or power-purchase agreement), compared with 1% across Oregon. 29 systems (13%) of the county's records include battery storage, against 3% statewide. By share of housing units with a recorded system, Josephine County ranks 15th of 32 Oregon counties with at least 10 installations.
How has solar adoption changed in Josephine County?
The earliest recorded installation in Josephine County dates to 1998. The busiest year on record is 2023, with 58 installations. 2024 has 26 recorded installations so far. Recent years fill in as state programs and permit offices report, so the latest counts are provisional.
Who installs solar in Josephine County?
Sunshine Solar has the most recorded installations in Josephine County (100, 45% of the county's records). Other active installers here include Solar Man, Oregon Solarworks and True South Solar. Installers based anywhere in Oregon are listed in the state installer directory.
Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Josephine County?
PanelCensus records 220 solar installations in Josephine County, Oregon (2.7 MW of capacity) — about 0.56% of the county's 39,217 housing units (U.S. Census ACS). Coverage depends on Oregon's public reporting, so the true total is likely higher.
How much does solar cost in Josephine County?
The median installed price for recorded systems in Josephine County is $4.39/W before incentives; the median system is 9.5 kW. The Oregon median is $4.35/W.
Who installs solar in Josephine County?
The most active recorded installers in Josephine County are Sunshine Solar (100), Solar Man (24) and Oregon Solarworks (8).
How much of the solar in Josephine County is leased?
0 recorded installations (0%) in Josephine County are third-party owned — a lease or power-purchase agreement, compared with 1% across Oregon.
How big is a typical solar system in Josephine County?
The median recorded system in Josephine County is 9.5 kW, against 5.6 kW for Oregon as a whole.
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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.
About this data
Source: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's Tracking the Sun, merged with city permit records, state incentive programs and the USGS U.S. Large-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Database / EIA-860 plant registers, as published October 10, 2026 — PanelCensus refreshes it as each source publishes new records. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: PanelCensus, “Solar installations in Josephine County, Oregon”, https://panelcensus.com/solar/oregon/josephine-county (data as of October 10, 2026).