Solar installations in Erie County, PA
90 recorded installations in Erie 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 hail (1.4 severe) and 2.6 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).
Search every recorded installation in Erie County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 406 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 22% of that (this county is under-reported in public program data). A yardstick, not dated records.
Most active
Top installers in Erie County
| # | Installer | Installs here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solar Revolution | 35 |
| 2 | Astrum Solar | 13 |
| 3 | Don Craighead Gbc | 11 |
| 4 | Standard Solar | 7 |
| 5 | North Coast Energy Systems | 4 |
| 6 | Legion Wholesale Supply | 1 |
| 7 | Energy Independent Solutions | 1 |
| 8 | Arthur Bajek | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Erie County?
PanelCensus records 90 solar installations in Erie County, Pennsylvania (25.9 MW of capacity) — about 0.07% of the county's 120,019 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 Erie County?
The median installed price for recorded systems in Erie County is $5.85/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 7.3 kW.
Who installs solar in Erie County?
The most active recorded installers in Erie County are Solar Revolution, Astrum Solar, Don Craighead Gbc.
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.