Solar installations in Lancaster County, PA
1,520 recorded installations in Lancaster 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 3.7 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).
Search every recorded installation in Lancaster County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 4,617 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 33% of that (this county is under-reported in public program data). A yardstick, not dated records.
Most active
Top installers in Lancaster County
| # | Installer | Installs here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jk Mechanical | 177 |
| 2 | Sunlion Energy Systems | 151 |
| 3 | Advanced Solar | 91 |
| 4 | Kc Green Energy | 84 |
| 5 | Smuckers Energy | 49 |
| 6 | Greenspring Energy | 41 |
| 7 | Meadow Valley Electric | 39 |
| 8 | Paradise Energy Solutions | 37 |
| 9 | Astrum Solar | 27 |
| 10 | Haller Enterprises | 23 |
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Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Lancaster County?
PanelCensus records 1,520 solar installations in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (127.8 MW of capacity) — about 0.70% of the county's 217,863 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 Lancaster County?
The median installed price for recorded systems in Lancaster County is $5.50/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 20.6 kW.
Who installs solar in Lancaster County?
The most active recorded installers in Lancaster County are Jk Mechanical, Sunlion Energy Systems, Advanced Solar.
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.