Solar installations in Richland County, SC
3 recorded installations in Richland County, South Carolina — capacity, prices 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 statewide, so this 0.00% homes-with-solar figure is a floor — the true rate is higher. See the coverage scorecard.
Severe-weather exposure: solar sites here have been matched to an average of 1.1 hail and 2.1 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).
Search every recorded installation in Richland County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 2,844 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 0% of that (this county is under-reported in public program data). A yardstick, not dated records.
Most active
Top installers in Richland County
| # | Installer | Installs here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lumio | 1 |
Growth
Installations by year
Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Richland County?
PanelCensus records 3 solar installations in Richland County, South Carolina (74.5 MW of capacity) — about 0.00% of the county's 185,196 housing units (U.S. Census ACS). Dataset coverage depends on South Carolina's reporting programs, so the true total is higher.
How much does solar cost in Richland County?
The median installed price for recorded systems in Richland County is $4.86/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 940 kW.
Who installs solar in Richland County?
The most active recorded installers in Richland County are Lumio.
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.