Solar installations in Marion County, OR
311 recorded installations in Marion 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.
Severe-weather exposure: solar sites here have been matched to an average of 1 hail and 0 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).
Search every recorded installation in Marion County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 2,653 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 12% of that (this county is under-reported in public program data). A yardstick, not dated records.
Most active
Top installers in Marion County
| # | Installer | Installs here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tesla | 26 |
| 2 | Earthlight Technologies | 19 |
| 3 | National Solar | 10 |
| 4 | Energy Wise Solutions | 9 |
| 5 | Pure Energy Ca | 9 |
| 6 | Blue Raven Solar | 8 |
| 7 | Benton Electric | 5 |
| 8 | Ion Solar | 5 |
| 9 | Pro-Stat Electric & Solar | 4 |
| 10 | Purelight Power | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Marion County?
PanelCensus records 311 solar installations in Marion County, Oregon (106.7 MW of capacity) — about 0.24% of the county's 130,600 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 Marion County?
The median installed price for recorded systems in Marion County is $4.35/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 9.4 kW.
Who installs solar in Marion County?
The most active recorded installers in Marion County are Tesla, Earthlight Technologies, National 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.