Solar installations in Cumberland County, PA
426 recorded installations in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania — capacity, prices and the installers doing the work.
At a glance
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania has 426 recorded solar installations totalling 52.0 MW of capacity — the 9th-highest count among the 67 Pennsylvania counties with records, and 2% of the state total. That is about 0.39% of the county's 110,265 housing units, against 0.42% statewide. The median installed price is $5.87/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 1.4 hail and 2.3 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).
Search every recorded installation in Cumberland County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 1,685 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 25% of that (this county is under-reported in public program data). A yardstick, not dated records.
Most active
Top installers in Cumberland County
| # | Installer | Installs here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Astrum Solar | 34 |
| 2 | Your Energy Solutions | 32 |
| 3 | Sunlion Energy Systems | 31 |
| 4 | I Need Solar Com | 26 |
| 5 | Secco | 24 |
| 6 | Eichelberger Energy | 23 |
| 7 | Greenspring Energy | 21 |
| 8 | California Green Energy Construction | 17 |
| 9 | Advanced Solar | 17 |
| 10 | Green Energy Construction Consulting | 7 |
Growth
Installations by year
How does Cumberland County compare with the rest of Pennsylvania?
The median recorded system in Cumberland County is 10.08 kW, about 22% above the state median of 8.28 kW. None of the county's records include battery storage, against 1% statewide. By share of housing units with a recorded system, Cumberland County ranks 13th of 56 Pennsylvania counties with at least 10 installations.
How has solar adoption changed in Cumberland County?
The earliest recorded installation in Cumberland County dates to 2009. The busiest year on record is 2010, with 122 installations. 2025 has 16 recorded installations so far. The county's cumulative total rose from 290 at the end of 2020 to 426 today. Recent years fill in as state programs and permit offices report, so the latest counts are provisional.
Who installs solar in Cumberland County?
Astrum Solar has the most recorded installations in Cumberland County (34, 8% of the county's records). Other active installers here include Your Energy Solutions, Sunlion Energy Systems and I Need Solar Com. Installers based anywhere in Pennsylvania are listed in the state installer directory.
Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Cumberland County?
PanelCensus records 426 solar installations in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (52.0 MW of capacity) — about 0.39% of the county's 110,265 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 Cumberland County?
The median installed price for recorded systems in Cumberland County is $5.87/W before incentives; the median system is 10.1 kW. The Pennsylvania median is $5.95/W.
Who installs solar in Cumberland County?
The most active recorded installers in Cumberland County are Astrum Solar (34), Your Energy Solutions (32) and Sunlion Energy Systems (31).
How big is a typical solar system in Cumberland County?
The median recorded system in Cumberland County is 10.1 kW, against 8.3 kW for Pennsylvania as a whole.
More solar data near Cumberland 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 Cumberland County, Pennsylvania”, https://panelcensus.com/solar/pennsylvania/cumberland-county (data as of October 10, 2026).