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Solar installations in Bell County, TX

33 recorded installations in Bell County, Texas — 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
0.02%
of 151,858 homes
Installations
33
Total capacity
3.2 MW
Median price
$5.74/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
3%
lease / PPA

Severe-weather exposure: solar sites here have been matched to an average of 4.2 hail (1.8 severe) and 3.5 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 2,152 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.

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Top installers in Bell County

Growth

Installations by year

YearNewCumulative% homes
2009
4
40.00%
2010
15
190.01%
2011
7
260.02%
2012
5
310.02%
2023
1
320.02%
2024
1
330.02%

Frequently asked questions

How many homes have solar in Bell County?

PanelCensus records 33 solar installations in Bell County, Texas (3.2 MW of capacity) — about 0.02% of the county's 151,858 housing units (U.S. Census ACS). Dataset coverage depends on Texas's reporting programs, so the true total is higher.

How much does solar cost in Bell County?

The median installed price for recorded systems in Bell County is $5.74/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 7.9 kW.

Who installs solar in Bell County?

The most active recorded installers in Bell County are Longhorn Solar, Alternative Power Solutions, Texas Solar Power Cosan Anton.

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.