Solar installations in South Carolina
232 recorded installations — prices, growth by year, county breakdown and the installers doing the work.
Dataset updated . Sources: LBNL Tracking the Sun + city permit records + state programs + USGS/EIA utility-scale.
† South Carolina is under-reported. Public solar data is incomplete here, so the 0.01% homes-with-solar figure is a floor — the true rate is higher. See how complete each state's data is on the coverage scorecard.
Most active
Top installers in South Carolina
| # | Installer | Installs in SC |
|---|
Growth
Installations by year
New installs per year and the running cumulative total, plus % of homes with solar (ACS housing units).
By county
Solar by county in South Carolina
| County | Installs | % homes | Capacity | Median $/W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington County | 12 | 0.01% | 231.1 MW | — |
| Darlington County | 11 | 0.04% | 46.8 MW | — |
| Florence County | 11 | 0.02% | 33.5 MW | — |
| Greenville Countylimited | 9 | 0.00% | 16.0 MW | — |
| Orangeburg Countylimited | 9 | 0.02% | 173.9 MW | — |
| Spartanburg Countylimited | 9 | 0.01% | 46.5 MW | — |
| Lee Countylimited | 8 | 0.10% | 28.7 MW | — |
| Hampton Countylimited | 7 | 0.08% | 86.2 MW | — |
| Beaufort Countylimited | 6 | 0.01% | 119.8 MW | — |
| Calhoun Countylimited | 6 | 0.09% | 48.8 MW | — |
| Greenwood Countylimited | 6 | 0.02% | 14.5 MW | — |
| Barnwell Countylimited | 5 | 0.05% | 57.9 MW | — |
| Jasper Countylimited | 5 | 0.04% | 126.8 MW | — |
| Allendale Countylimited | 4 | 0.10% | 26.4 MW | — |
| Cherokee Countylimited | 4 | 0.02% | 10.2 MW | — |
| Chesterfield Countylimited | 4 | 0.02% | 104.0 MW | — |
| Clarendon Countylimited | 4 | 0.03% | 10.6 MW | — |
| Marlboro Countylimited | 4 | 0.03% | 15.1 MW | — |
| Anderson Countylimited | 3 | 0.00% | 8.7 MW | — |
| Horry Countylimited | 3 | 0.00% | 74.9 MW | — |
| Marion Countylimited | 3 | 0.02% | 14.5 MW | — |
| Richland Countylimited | 3 | 0.00% | 74.5 MW | $4.86/W |
| Saluda Countylimited | 3 | 0.03% | 14.7 MW | — |
| Aiken Countylimited | 2 | 0.00% | 325 kW | — |
| Colleton Countylimited | 2 | 0.01% | 17.2 MW | — |
| Dorchester Countylimited | 2 | 0.00% | 9.2 MW | — |
| Newberry Countylimited | 2 | 0.01% | 4.4 MW | — |
| Williamsburg Countylimited | 2 | 0.01% | 11.3 MW | — |
| Bamberg Countylimited | 1 | 0.01% | 8.6 MW | — |
| Charleston Countylimited | 1 | 0.00% | 10 kW | $4.37/W |
| Dillon Countylimited | 1 | 0.01% | 14.2 MW | — |
| Georgetown Countylimited | 1 | 0.00% | 14.4 MW | — |
| Lancaster Countylimited | 1 | 0.00% | 4.2 MW | — |
| Union Countylimited | 1 | 0.01% | 14.6 MW | — |
Counties derived from installation ZIP codes (Census ZCTA crosswalk) — approximate at boundaries. Counties marked limited have under 10 recorded installs, so their medians and penetration are indicative only. % homes = recorded installs ÷ housing units (U.S. Census ACS 5-Year, B25001).
Search every recorded South Carolina installation — by installer, size, date, storage and equipment.
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Top solar equipment in South Carolina
| # | Panel manufacturer | Systems |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | First Solar | 7 |
From recorded equipment on South Carolina systems (Tracking the Sun + state/permit data); counts are systems where the manufacturer is known.
Developers
Top solar developers in South Carolina
| # | Developer | Systems |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clean Energy Collective | 3 |
Developer/EPC named on the permit or program record — often the same firm as the installer.
Frequently asked questions
How many solar installations are there in South Carolina?
PanelCensus records 232 solar installations in South Carolina, totalling 2.3 GW of capacity — about 0.01% of the state's 2,401,638 housing units (U.S. Census ACS) — compiled from LBNL's Tracking the Sun, city permit records, state programs and USGS/EIA utility-scale data. (Coverage depends on what the state publishes, so actual totals are higher.)
How much does solar cost per watt in South Carolina?
The South Carolina records in the dataset do not include enough price data to compute a reliable median.
Who are the biggest solar installers in South Carolina?
No resolved installers recorded.