Solar installations in Sherman County, OR
8 recorded installations in Sherman County, Oregon — capacity, prices and the installers doing the work.
At a glance
Sherman County, Oregon has 8 recorded solar installations totalling 13.0 MW of capacity — the 34th-highest count among the 36 Oregon counties with records, and under 1% of the state total. That is about 0.82% of the county's 979 housing units, against 0.93% statewide.
Dataset updated . Sources: LBNL Tracking the Sun + city permit records + state programs + USGS/EIA utility-scale.
Search every recorded installation in Sherman County by installer, size, date and equipment.
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Top installers in Sherman County
| # | Installer | Installs here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Solar | 1 |
| 2 | Abney Ventures | 1 |
| 3 | Hire Electric | 1 |
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Installations by year
How does Sherman County compare with the rest of Oregon?
The median recorded system in Sherman County is 9.45 kW, about 69% 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. None of the county's records include battery storage, against 3% statewide. Fewer than 30 systems here report an installed price, so no county price median is published.
How has solar adoption changed in Sherman County?
The earliest recorded installation in Sherman County dates to 2011. The busiest year on record is 2011, with 4 installations. 2018 has 1 recorded installation so far. Recent years fill in as state programs and permit offices report, so the latest counts are provisional.
Who installs solar in Sherman County?
National Solar has the most recorded installations in Sherman County (1, 13% of the county's records). Other active installers here include Abney Ventures and Hire Electric. Installers based anywhere in Oregon are listed in the state installer directory.
Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Sherman County?
PanelCensus records 8 solar installations in Sherman County, Oregon (13.0 MW of capacity) — about 0.82% of the county's 979 housing units (U.S. Census ACS). Coverage depends on Oregon's public reporting, so the true total is likely higher.
Who installs solar in Sherman County?
The most active recorded installers in Sherman County are National Solar (1), Abney Ventures (1) and Hire Electric (1).
How much of the solar in Sherman County is leased?
0 recorded installations (0%) in Sherman County are third-party owned — a lease or power-purchase agreement, compared with 1% across Oregon.
How big is a typical solar system in Sherman County?
The median recorded system in Sherman County is 9.5 kW, against 5.6 kW for Oregon as a whole.
More solar data near Sherman County
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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 Sherman County, Oregon”, https://panelcensus.com/solar/oregon/sherman-county (data as of October 10, 2026).