PanelCensus

Solar installations in Pennsylvania

24,332 recorded installations — prices, growth by year, county breakdown and the installers doing the work.

Dataset updated . Sources: LBNL Tracking the Sun + city permit records + state programs + USGS/EIA utility-scale.

Installations
24,332
Total capacity
2.5 GW
Median price
$5.75/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
0%
lease / PPA

Most active

Top installers in Pennsylvania

#InstallerInstalls in PA
1PosiGen Provider LLC2,968
2Vivint Solar1,293
3SOLAR STATES LLC1,111
4Astrum Solar657
5Greenspring Energy439
6Palmetto Solar400
7Sunlion Energy Systems356
8Energy Independent Solutions,LLC337
9Endless Mtn Solar Services315
10Advanced Solar283
11Jk Mechanical278
12Heat Shed276
13Velocity Energy and Home Solutions 259
14Sunnymac245
15Trinity Solar231

Pennsylvania installer directory →

Growth

Installations by year

2005
99$8.32/W
2006
13$9.66/W
2007
24$9.06/W
2008
28$8.92/W
2009
485$7.58/W
2010
2,946$6.54/W
2011
2,916$5.71/W
2012
1,058$4.72/W
2013
622$4.00/W
2014
106$4.22/W
2015
146
2016
441
2017
569
2018
703
2019
845$2.50/W
2020
801$2.02/W
2021
1,040$2.94/W
2022
1,879$2.00/W
2023
2,344$2.16/W
2024
2,660$2.44/W
2025
2,286$1.99/W
2026
178$1.99/W

Bars: recorded installs · right column: median $/W that year.

By county

Solar by county in Pennsylvania

CountyInstallsCapacityMedian $/W
Philadelphia County7,83493.0 MW$6.47/W
Allegheny County1,58959.1 MW$2.34/W
Lancaster County1,508127.2 MW$5.50/W
Berks County1,24468.6 MW$5.80/W
Chester County1,06240.0 MW$6.09/W
Montgomery County92749.4 MW$6.13/W
Bucks County85934.4 MW$6.25/W
York County66991.6 MW$5.93/W
Cumberland County42553.6 MW$5.86/W
Northampton County39635.4 MW$6.13/W
Lehigh County36828.0 MW$6.15/W
Dauphin County35028.3 MW$5.81/W
Lebanon County33724.5 MW$5.75/W
Delaware County3359.6 MW$6.22/W
Luzerne County24110.9 MW$6.65/W
Schuylkill County21420.9 MW$6.04/W
Franklin County207129.0 MW$5.78/W
Monroe County20412.9 MW$6.35/W
Adams County18487.5 MW$5.54/W
Centre County16417.1 MW$6.50/W
Columbia County15814.2 MW$6.19/W
Perry County1559.6 MW$5.82/W
Northumberland County130134.1 MW$5.31/W
Westmoreland County13056.3 MW$5.21/W
Lackawanna County1278.1 MW$6.40/W
Lycoming County11913.9 MW$5.50/W
Wayne County1021.5 MW$5.85/W
Washington County9830.7 MW$5.50/W
Snyder County9657.8 MW$5.77/W
Carbon County9430.9 MW$5.81/W
Erie County8925.9 MW$5.85/W
Union County886.1 MW$5.61/W
Beaver County80150.3 MW$5.50/W
Montour County759.6 MW$5.42/W
Bradford County652.7 MW$6.67/W
Mifflin County598.8 MW$5.61/W
Butler County588.7 MW$5.05/W
Juniata County5849.3 MW$5.55/W
Blair County551.5 MW$5.69/W
Pike County541.1 MW$6.15/W
Cambria County533.0 MW$5.75/W
Susquehanna County461.1 MW$6.29/W
Fayette County4160.8 MW$6.06/W
Clinton County38685 kW$5.83/W
Mercer County3639.7 MW$5.33/W
Somerset County3322.0 MW$5.84/W
Bedford County271.2 MW$4.85/W
Wyoming County27261 kW$6.38/W
Indiana County23853 kW$5.49/W
Fulton County2083.5 MW$6.25/W
Huntingdon County201.5 MW$5.55/W
Tioga County192.5 MW$6.70/W
Crawford County18357 kW$5.90/W
Lawrence County152.8 MW$5.74/W
Greene County14496 kW$6.93/W
Clearfield County1389.4 MW$6.06/W

Counties derived from installation ZIP codes (Census ZCTA crosswalk) — approximate at boundaries. Counties with fewer than 50 recorded installs are shown but not indexed.

Frequently asked questions

How many solar installations are there in Pennsylvania?

PanelCensus records 24,332 solar installations in Pennsylvania, totalling 2.5 GW of capacity — compiled from LBNL's Tracking the Sun, city permit records, state programs and USGS/EIA utility-scale data. (Coverage depends on what the state publishes, so actual totals are higher.)

How much does solar cost per watt in Pennsylvania?

The median installed price across priced systems in Pennsylvania is $5.75/W pre-incentive. Year-by-year medians are shown on this page.

Who are the biggest solar installers in Pennsylvania?

PosiGen Provider LLC has the most recorded installations in Pennsylvania (2,968), followed by Vivint Solar (1,293).