Solar installations in Kent County, RI
20 recorded installations in Kent County, Rhode Island — capacity, prices and the installers doing the work.
At a glance
Kent County, Rhode Island has 20 recorded solar installations totalling 171.6 MW of capacity — the 3rd-highest count among the 5 Rhode Island counties with records, and under 1% of the state total. That is about 0.03% of the county's 76,319 housing units, against 1.1% statewide.
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 1.3 hail and 0.1 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).
Search every recorded installation in Kent County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 1,148 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 2% of that (this county is under-reported in public program data). A yardstick, not dated records.
Most active
Top installers in Kent County
| # | Installer | Installs here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Ern Sky Renewable | 1 |
Growth
Installations by year
How does Kent County compare with the rest of Rhode Island?
The median recorded system in Kent County is 3850 kW, about 478 times the state median of 8.06 kW. 0% of installations here are third-party owned (lease or power-purchase agreement), compared with 1% across Rhode Island. None of the county's records include battery storage, against 6% statewide. By share of housing units with a recorded system, Kent County ranks 2nd of 4 Rhode Island counties with at least 10 installations. Fewer than 30 systems here report an installed price, so no county price median is published.
How has solar adoption changed in Kent County?
The earliest recorded installation in Kent County dates to 2013. The busiest year on record is 2018, with 4 installations. 2024 has 2 recorded installations so far. The county's cumulative total rose from 9 at the end of 2019 to 20 today. Recent years fill in as state programs and permit offices report, so the latest counts are provisional.
Who installs solar in Kent County?
South Ern Sky Renewable has the most recorded installations in Kent County (1, 5% of the county's records). Installers based anywhere in Rhode Island are listed in the state installer directory.
Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Kent County?
PanelCensus records 20 solar installations in Kent County, Rhode Island (171.6 MW of capacity) — about 0.03% of the county's 76,319 housing units (U.S. Census ACS). Coverage depends on Rhode Island's public reporting, so the true total is likely higher.
Who installs solar in Kent County?
The most active recorded installers in Kent County are South Ern Sky Renewable (1).
How much of the solar in Kent County is leased?
0 recorded installations (0%) in Kent County are third-party owned — a lease or power-purchase agreement, compared with 1% across Rhode Island.
How big is a typical solar system in Kent County?
The median recorded system in Kent County is 3,850 kW, against 8.1 kW for Rhode Island as a whole.
More solar data near Kent County
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.
About this data
Source: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's Tracking the Sun, merged with city permit records, state incentive programs and the USGS U.S. Large-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Database / EIA-860 plant registers, as published October 10, 2026 — PanelCensus refreshes it as each source publishes new records. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: PanelCensus, “Solar installations in Kent County, Rhode Island”, https://panelcensus.com/solar/rhode-island/kent-county (data as of October 10, 2026).