Solar installations in Travis County, TX
40,555 recorded installations in Travis 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 6.3 hail (2.8 severe) and 6.8 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).
Search every recorded installation in Travis County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 12,170 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 333% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.
Most active
Top installers in Travis County
| # | Installer | Installs here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Freedom Solar Power Tx | 2,814 |
| 2 | Lighthouse Solar | 2,586 |
| 3 | Freedom Solar | 1,443 |
| 4 | Longhorn Solar | 1,169 |
| 5 | Ion Solar | 798 |
| 6 | 512 Solar | 788 |
| 7 | Lighthouse Solar Austin | 658 |
| 8 | Tesla | 645 |
| 9 | Freedom Forever | 596 |
| 10 | Texas Solar Power | 536 |
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Installations by year
Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Travis County?
PanelCensus records 40,555 solar installations in Travis County, Texas (395.5 MW of capacity) — about 6.8% of the county's 594,638 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 Travis County?
The median installed price for recorded systems in Travis County is $3.64/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 6.8 kW.
Who installs solar in Travis County?
The most active recorded installers in Travis County are Freedom Solar Power Tx, Lighthouse Solar, Freedom Solar.
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.