Solar installations in Allegheny County, PA
1,599 recorded installations in Allegheny 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 3.2 hail (0.8 severe) and 2.3 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).
Search every recorded installation in Allegheny County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 4,585 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 35% of that (this county is under-reported in public program data). A yardstick, not dated records.
Most active
Top installers in Allegheny County
| # | Installer | Installs here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palmetto Solar | 294 |
| 2 | Energy Independent Solutions | 240 |
| 3 | Trinity Solar | 208 |
| 4 | Ambia Energy | 125 |
| 5 | Green Rack Contracting L.L.C. | 61 |
| 6 | Vox Energy Solutions | 49 |
| 7 | Standard Solar | 36 |
| 8 | J.L. Electrical & Construction Company | 31 |
| 9 | Tesla Energy | 26 |
| 10 | Power Home Solar | 25 |
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Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Allegheny County?
PanelCensus records 1,599 solar installations in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (59.2 MW of capacity) — about 0.26% of the county's 604,558 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 Allegheny County?
The median installed price for recorded systems in Allegheny County is $5.94/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 7.2 kW.
Who installs solar in Allegheny County?
The most active recorded installers in Allegheny County are Palmetto Solar, Energy Independent Solutions, Trinity 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.