Solar installations in Chester County, PA
1,082 recorded installations in Chester 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 5.4 hail and 3.1 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).
Search every recorded installation in Chester County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 2,841 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 38% of that (this county is under-reported in public program data). A yardstick, not dated records.
Most active
Top installers in Chester County
| # | Installer | Installs here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conlyn Solar Pro | 70 |
| 2 | Astrum Solar | 70 |
| 3 | Edf Renewable Energy | 53 |
| 4 | Suntricity Power | 47 |
| 5 | Cmi Solar Electric | 44 |
| 6 | Heat Shed | 39 |
| 7 | Sunpower | 37 |
| 8 | Greenspring Energy | 34 |
| 9 | Solular | 28 |
| 10 | Mesa Electric | 24 |
Growth
Installations by year
Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Chester County?
PanelCensus records 1,082 solar installations in Chester County, Pennsylvania (36.7 MW of capacity) — about 0.51% of the county's 210,730 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 Chester County?
The median installed price for recorded systems in Chester County is $6.10/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 9 kW.
Who installs solar in Chester County?
The most active recorded installers in Chester County are Conlyn Solar Pro, Astrum Solar, Edf Renewable Energy.
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.