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Solar installations in Westmoreland County, PA

131 recorded installations in Westmoreland 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
0.08%
of 168,406 homes
Installations
131
Total capacity
62.7 MW
Median price
$5.21/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
0%
lease / PPA

Severe-weather exposure: solar sites here have been matched to an average of 5.3 hail and 4 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 559 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 23% of that (this county is under-reported in public program data). A yardstick, not dated records.

Most active

Top installers in Westmoreland County

Growth

Installations by year

YearNewCumulative% homes
2009
1
10.00%
2010
17
180.01%
2011
20
380.02%
2012
11
490.03%
2013
10
590.04%
2014
1
600.04%
2016
4
640.04%
2018
1
650.04%
2019
1
660.04%
2020
10
760.04%
2021
6
820.05%
2022
6
880.05%
2023
7
950.06%
2024
9
1040.06%
2025
6
1100.07%
2026
4
1140.07%

Frequently asked questions

How many homes have solar in Westmoreland County?

PanelCensus records 131 solar installations in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (62.7 MW of capacity) — about 0.08% of the county's 168,406 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 Westmoreland County?

The median installed price for recorded systems in Westmoreland County is $5.21/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 17.2 kW.

Who installs solar in Westmoreland County?

The most active recorded installers in Westmoreland County are Energy Independent Solutions, Solar Power Industries, J B Electric.

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.