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Solar installations in Linn County, OR

312 recorded installations in Linn 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
0.59%
of 52,740 homes
Installations
312
Total capacity
11.1 MW
Median price
$4.48/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
0%
lease / PPA

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Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 776 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 40% of that (this county is under-reported in public program data). A yardstick, not dated records.

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Top installers in Linn County

Growth

Installations by year

YearNewCumulative% homes
2005
2
100.02%
2006
4
140.03%
2007
6
200.04%
2008
3
230.04%
2009
7
300.06%
2010
17
470.09%
2011
11
580.11%
2012
27
850.16%
2013
37
1220.23%
2014
23
1450.28%
2015
25
1700.32%
2016
16
1860.35%
2017
25
2110.40%
2020
7
2180.41%
2021
4
2220.42%
2022
28
2500.47%
2023
35
2850.54%
2024
24
3090.59%
2025
1
3100.59%

Frequently asked questions

How many homes have solar in Linn County?

PanelCensus records 312 solar installations in Linn County, Oregon (11.1 MW of capacity) — about 0.59% of the county's 52,740 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 Linn County?

The median installed price for recorded systems in Linn County is $4.48/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 8.4 kW.

Who installs solar in Linn County?

The most active recorded installers in Linn County are National Solar, Sunlight Solar Energy, Benton Electric.

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.