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Solar installations in Davidson County, TN

186 recorded installations in Davidson County, Tennessee — 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
0.05%†
recorded floor — true rate higher
Installations
186
Total capacity
9.9 MW
Median price
$2.03/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
0%
lease / PPA

† Tennessee is under-reported. Public solar data is incomplete statewide, so this 0.05% 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 2.6 hail and 2.7 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 827 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 22% of that (this county is under-reported in public program data). A yardstick, not dated records.

Most active

Top installers in Davidson County

Growth

Installations by year

YearNewCumulative% homes
2012
1
10.00%
2018
2
30.00%
2023
52
550.02%
2024
60
1150.03%
2025
50
1650.05%
2026
9
1740.05%

Frequently asked questions

How many homes have solar in Davidson County?

PanelCensus records 186 solar installations in Davidson County, Tennessee (9.9 MW of capacity) — about 0.05% of the county's 345,026 housing units (U.S. Census ACS). Dataset coverage depends on Tennessee's reporting programs, so the true total is higher.

How much does solar cost in Davidson County?

The median installed price for recorded systems in Davidson County is $2.03/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 15.2 kW.

Who installs solar in Davidson County?

The most active recorded installers in Davidson County are LIGHTWAVE SOLAR LLC, TRESFINALE INC, GREEN WAVES INC.

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.