Solar installations in Adams County, PA
185 recorded installations in Adams County, Pennsylvania — 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 4.5 hail and 4.5 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).
Search every recorded installation in Adams County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 519 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 36% of that (this county is under-reported in public program data). A yardstick, not dated records.
Most active
Top installers in Adams County
| # | Installer | Installs here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gettysburg Solar | 17 |
| 2 | Greenspring Energy | 14 |
| 3 | Stewartstown Electrical Service | 13 |
| 4 | Sunlion Energy Systems | 12 |
| 5 | I Need Solar Com | 12 |
| 6 | Usa Solar Store | 9 |
| 7 | Astrum Solar | 8 |
| 8 | Jk Mechanical | 7 |
| 9 | Standard Solar | 7 |
| 10 | Advanced Solar | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Adams County?
PanelCensus records 185 solar installations in Adams County, Pennsylvania (87.5 MW of capacity) — about 0.43% of the county's 43,377 housing units (U.S. Census ACS). Dataset coverage depends on Pennsylvania's reporting programs, so the true total is higher.
How much does solar cost in Adams County?
The median installed price for recorded systems in Adams County is $5.58/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 10.1 kW.
Who installs solar in Adams County?
The most active recorded installers in Adams County are Gettysburg Solar, Greenspring Energy, Stewartstown Electrical Service.
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.