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Solar installations in Montgomery County, PA

946 recorded installations in Montgomery 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.

Homes with solar
0.27%
of 348,696 homes
Installations
946
Total capacity
50.8 MW
Median price
$6.13/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
0%
lease / PPA

Severe-weather exposure: solar sites here have been matched to an average of 6.3 hail and 4.8 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).

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Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 4,533 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 21% of that (this county is under-reported in public program data). A yardstick, not dated records.

Most active

Top installers in Montgomery County

Growth

Installations by year

YearNewCumulative% homes
2005
11
210.01%
2006
5
260.01%
2008
3
290.01%
2009
49
780.02%
2010
274
3520.10%
2011
206
5580.16%
2012
71
6290.18%
2013
40
6690.19%
2014
4
6730.19%
2016
2
6750.19%
2017
3
6780.19%
2018
3
6810.20%
2019
5
6860.20%
2020
10
6960.20%
2021
11
7070.20%
2022
8
7150.20%
2023
12
7270.21%
2024
22
7490.21%
2025
18
7670.22%
2026
3
7700.22%

Frequently asked questions

How many homes have solar in Montgomery County?

PanelCensus records 946 solar installations in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (50.8 MW of capacity) — about 0.27% of the county's 348,696 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 Montgomery County?

The median installed price for recorded systems in Montgomery County is $6.13/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 8.2 kW.

Who installs solar in Montgomery County?

The most active recorded installers in Montgomery County are Astrum Solar, Eos Energy, 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.