Solar installations in Carbon County, PA
94 recorded installations in Carbon 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 2.9 hail and 0.9 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).
Search every recorded installation in Carbon County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 254 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 37% of that (this county is under-reported in public program data). A yardstick, not dated records.
Most active
Top installers in Carbon County
| # | Installer | Installs here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solar Electric Power Systems | 20 |
| 2 | Borrego Solar | 5 |
| 3 | Heat Shed | 5 |
| 4 | Sonic Development | 5 |
| 5 | Reading Electric Motor Service | 4 |
| 6 | Jk Mechanical | 3 |
| 7 | Astrum Solar | 3 |
| 8 | Earthsponse | 3 |
| 9 | Michael Dalcin Electric | 3 |
| 10 | Solar Universe | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Carbon County?
PanelCensus records 94 solar installations in Carbon County, Pennsylvania (30.9 MW of capacity) — about 0.27% of the county's 34,299 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 Carbon County?
The median installed price for recorded systems in Carbon County is $5.82/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 10.3 kW.
Who installs solar in Carbon County?
The most active recorded installers in Carbon County are Solar Electric Power Systems, Borrego Solar, Heat Shed.
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.