Solar installations in Berks County, PA
1,252 recorded installations in Berks County, Pennsylvania — capacity, prices and the installers doing the work.
At a glance
Berks County, Pennsylvania has 1,252 recorded solar installations totalling 68.7 MW of capacity — the 4th-highest count among the 67 Pennsylvania counties with records, and 5% of the state total. That is about 0.73% of the county's 171,147 housing units, against 0.42% statewide. The median installed price is $5.80/W before incentives, roughly in line with the Pennsylvania median of $5.95/W.
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 4.3 hail and 2.8 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).
Search every recorded installation in Berks County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 2,452 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 51% of that (this county is under-reported in public program data). A yardstick, not dated records.
Most active
Top installers in Berks County
| # | Installer | Installs here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greenspring Energy | 70 |
| 2 | Astrum Solar | 34 |
| 3 | Richard M Kline Son | 26 |
| 4 | Borrego Solar | 23 |
| 5 | Advanced Solar | 22 |
| 6 | Heat Shed | 20 |
| 7 | All Good Energy | 20 |
| 8 | Berks Solar | 18 |
| 9 | Jk Mechanical | 16 |
| 10 | Geoenergy | 16 |
Growth
Installations by year
How does Berks County compare with the rest of Pennsylvania?
The median recorded system in Berks County is 9.91 kW, about 20% above the state median of 8.28 kW. 1 system (under 1%) of the county's records include battery storage, against 1% statewide. By share of housing units with a recorded system, Berks County ranks 4th of 56 Pennsylvania counties with at least 10 installations.
How has solar adoption changed in Berks County?
The earliest recorded installation in Berks County dates to 1999. The busiest year on record is 2023, with 199 installations. 2025 has 27 recorded installations so far. The county's cumulative total rose from 655 at the end of 2020 to 1,252 today. Recent years fill in as state programs and permit offices report, so the latest counts are provisional.
Who installs solar in Berks County?
Greenspring Energy has the most recorded installations in Berks County (70, 6% of the county's records). Other active installers here include Astrum Solar, Richard M Kline Son and Borrego Solar. Installers based anywhere in Pennsylvania are listed in the state installer directory.
Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Berks County?
PanelCensus records 1,252 solar installations in Berks County, Pennsylvania (68.7 MW of capacity) — about 0.73% of the county's 171,147 housing units (U.S. Census ACS). Coverage depends on Pennsylvania's public reporting, so the true total is likely higher.
How much does solar cost in Berks County?
The median installed price for recorded systems in Berks County is $5.80/W before incentives; the median system is 9.9 kW. The Pennsylvania median is $5.95/W.
Who installs solar in Berks County?
The most active recorded installers in Berks County are Greenspring Energy (70), Astrum Solar (34) and Richard M Kline Son (26).
How big is a typical solar system in Berks County?
The median recorded system in Berks County is 9.9 kW, against 8.3 kW for Pennsylvania as a whole.
More solar data near Berks 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 Berks County, Pennsylvania”, https://panelcensus.com/solar/pennsylvania/berks-county (data as of October 10, 2026).