Solar installations in Ellis County, TX
34 recorded installations in Ellis 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.
Severe-weather exposure: solar sites here have been matched to an average of 4.2 hail (3.2 severe) and 4.3 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).
Search every recorded installation in Ellis County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 566 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 6% of that (this county is under-reported in public program data). A yardstick, not dated records.
Most active
Top installers in Ellis County
| # | Installer | Installs here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rentschler Electric | 1 |
| 2 | Green Ox Energy Solutions | 1 |
| 3 | Ambassador Energy | 1 |
| 4 | Tesla | 1 |
| 5 | We Know Technologies | 1 |
| 6 | Straight Up Energy | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Ellis County?
PanelCensus records 34 solar installations in Ellis County, Texas (80.3 MW of capacity) — about 0.05% of the county's 72,541 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 Ellis County?
The median installed price for recorded systems in Ellis County is $8.18/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 9 kW.
Who installs solar in Ellis County?
The most active recorded installers in Ellis County are Rentschler Electric, Green Ox Energy Solutions, Ambassador Energy.
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.