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Solar installations in Smith County, TX

23 recorded installations in Smith 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 98,672 homes
Installations
23
Total capacity
186 kW
Median price
$5.59/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
0%
lease / PPA

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Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 186 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 12% of that (this county is under-reported in public program data). A yardstick, not dated records.

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Growth

Installations by year

YearNewCumulative% homes
2009
3
30.00%
2010
9
120.01%
2011
6
180.02%
2012
3
210.02%
2017
1
220.02%
2024
1
230.02%

Frequently asked questions

How many homes have solar in Smith County?

PanelCensus records 23 solar installations in Smith County, Texas (186 kW of capacity) — about 0.02% of the county's 98,672 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 Smith County?

The median installed price for recorded systems in Smith County is $5.59/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 8.3 kW.

Who installs solar in Smith County?

The most active recorded installers in Smith County are Greenlife Solar, Our World Energy, Wrightway Solar Technologies.

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.