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Solar installations in Washington County, OR

602 recorded installations in Washington 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
0.25%
of 240,409 homes
Installations
602
Total capacity
13.0 MW
Median price
$4.35/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
17%
lease / PPA

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Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 5,901 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 10% of that (this county is under-reported in public program data). A yardstick, not dated records.

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Growth

Installations by year

YearNewCumulative% homes
2005
3
130.01%
2006
1
140.01%
2008
3
170.01%
2009
3
200.01%
2010
7
270.01%
2011
14
410.02%
2012
19
600.03%
2013
16
760.03%
2014
17
930.04%
2015
70
1630.07%
2016
67
2300.10%
2017
84
3140.13%
2018
1
3150.13%
2019
1
3160.13%
2020
2
3180.13%
2021
6
3240.14%
2022
68
3920.16%
2023
119
5110.21%
2024
84
5950.25%

Frequently asked questions

How many homes have solar in Washington County?

PanelCensus records 602 solar installations in Washington County, Oregon (13.0 MW of capacity) — about 0.25% of the county's 240,409 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 Washington County?

The median installed price for recorded systems in Washington County is $4.35/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 6.4 kW.

Who installs solar in Washington County?

The most active recorded installers in Washington County are Tesla, Blue Raven Solar, Dpi Solar Dynamic Power Innovation.

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.