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Solar installations in York County, PA

676 recorded installations in York 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
0.36%
of 188,608 homes
Installations
676
Total capacity
91.7 MW
Median price
$5.93/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
0%
lease / PPA

Severe-weather exposure: solar sites here have been matched to an average of 5 hail and 3.9 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 2,117 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 32% of that (this county is under-reported in public program data). A yardstick, not dated records.

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Top installers in York County

Growth

Installations by year

YearNewCumulative% homes
2008
1
10.00%
2009
25
260.01%
2010
192
2180.12%
2011
161
3790.20%
2012
56
4350.23%
2013
25
4600.24%
2014
6
4660.25%
2016
7
4730.25%
2017
6
4790.25%
2018
4
4830.26%
2019
6
4890.26%
2020
11
5000.27%
2021
12
5120.27%
2022
6
5180.28%
2023
10
5280.28%
2024
31
5590.30%
2025
19
5780.31%
2026
4
5820.31%

Frequently asked questions

How many homes have solar in York County?

PanelCensus records 676 solar installations in York County, Pennsylvania (91.7 MW of capacity) — about 0.36% of the county's 188,608 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 York County?

The median installed price for recorded systems in York County is $5.93/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 9.9 kW.

Who installs solar in York County?

The most active recorded installers in York County are Greenspring Energy, Ascom, Stewartstown Electrical Service.

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.