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Solar installations in Lane County, OR

1,288 recorded installations in Lane 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
0.77%
of 168,316 homes
Installations
1,288
Total capacity
9.9 MW
Median price
$4.20/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
1%
lease / PPA

Severe-weather exposure: solar sites here have been matched to an average of 1.6 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 2,011 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 64% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.

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Top installers in Lane County

Growth

Installations by year

YearNewCumulative% homes
2005
9
440.03%
2006
10
540.03%
2007
20
740.04%
2008
16
900.05%
2009
28
1180.07%
2010
54
1720.10%
2011
55
2270.14%
2012
109
3360.20%
2013
100
4360.26%
2014
80
5160.31%
2015
119
6350.38%
2016
125
7600.45%
2017
148
9080.54%
2020
31
9390.56%
2021
42
9810.58%
2022
112
1,0930.65%
2023
120
1,2130.72%
2024
51
1,2640.75%

Frequently asked questions

How many homes have solar in Lane County?

PanelCensus records 1,288 solar installations in Lane County, Oregon (9.9 MW of capacity) — about 0.77% of the county's 168,316 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 Lane County?

The median installed price for recorded systems in Lane County is $4.20/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 4.5 kW.

Who installs solar in Lane County?

The most active recorded installers in Lane County are Advanced Energy System, Energy Design, Green Store.

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.