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Solar installations in Utah

48,520 recorded installations — prices, growth by year, county breakdown 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
4.1%
of 1,193,082 homes
Installations
48,520
Total capacity
2.3 GW
Median price
$4.10/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
0%
lease / PPA

Most active

Top installers in Utah

#InstallerInstalls in UT
1Gardner Engineering Alternative Engery Services, LLC125
2Creative Energies Utah LLC91
3Sunlight Solar Systems Inc55
4Alpenglow Solar LLC51
5Intermountain Wind And Solar48
6Gardner Engineering Alternative Energy Services39
7Dwelltek LLC39
8Creative Energies34
9Alpenglow Solar & Electric LLC29
10Johnson Powers LLC28
11R. C. HUNT ELECTRIC, INC.23
12T Squared Power LLC21
13Go Solar Group LLC14
14Heliocentric LLC11
15Synergy Power8

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Growth

Installations by year

YearNewCumulative% homes
2007
1
10.00%
2009
7
80.00%
2010
37
450.00%
2011
49
940.01%
2012
360
4540.04%
2013
597
1,0510.09%
2014
1,468
2,5190.21%
2015
3,391
5,9100.49%
2016
8,042
13,9521.17%
2017
6,908
20,8601.75%
2018
3,996
24,8562.08%
2019
4,592
29,4482.47%
2020
4,146
33,5942.82%
2021
5,180
38,7743.25%
2022
5,952
44,7263.75%
2023
3,607
48,3334.05%
2024
142
48,4754.06%
2025
33
48,5084.07%
2026
1
48,5094.07%

New installs per year and the running cumulative total, plus % of homes with solar (ACS housing units).

By county

Solar by county in Utah

CountyInstalls% homesCapacityMedian $/W
Salt Lake County17,7434.0%544.5 MW$4.00/W
Utah County8,2054.0%228.3 MW$4.01/W
Davis County6,7365.7%114.8 MW$4.19/W
Weber County5,2375.3%83.0 MW$4.27/W
Cache County1,8534.1%53.9 MW$4.08/W
Washington County1,8292.3%31.2 MW$4.31/W
Tooele County1,6026.6%103.9 MW$4.59/W
Box Elder County9824.8%174.2 MW$4.02/W
Summit County9473.6%24.2 MW$3.55/W
Iron County8053.5%185.3 MW$4.95/W
Wasatch County3102.0%18.0 MW$3.99/W
Grand County2845.3%2.0 MW$3.56/W
Uintah County2361.7%14.3 MW$4.21/W
Sevier County2242.6%3.4 MW$4.50/W
Morgan County2175.7%1.9 MW$3.76/W
Sanpete County2011.9%3.6 MW$4.17/W
Millard County1853.7%158.5 MW$4.41/W
Carbon County1481.5%1.2 MW$4.37/W
Emery County1223.0%77.9 MW$4.57/W
Juab County771.9%11.1 MW$3.90/W
Beaver County692.4%30.4 MW$4.92/W
Kane County610.97%1.0 MW$3.97/W
Rich County561.7%76.8 MW$4.30/W
San Juan County550.98%72.5 MW$3.51/W
Duchesne County490.55%631 kW$4.11/W
Garfield County340.95%850 kW$4.97/W
Wayne County331.9%399 kW$4.14/W
Piute County111.2%91 kW$5.36/W
Daggett Countylimited40.35%31 kW$4.83/W

Counties derived from installation ZIP codes (Census ZCTA crosswalk) — approximate at boundaries. Counties marked limited have under 10 recorded installs, so their medians and penetration are indicative only. % homes = recorded installs ÷ housing units (U.S. Census ACS 5-Year, B25001).

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Hardware

Top solar equipment in Utah

#Panel manufacturerSystems
1Silfab Solar Inc.70
2SolarWorld25
3REC Solar17
4Qcells North America9
5Suniva9
6SunPower8
7Q-Cells Q.Pro G2 2506
8First Solar6
#Inverter manufacturerSystems
1Enphase Energy Inc.49
2SolarEdge Technologies Ltd.35
3SMA America20
4Enphase7
5Fronius International GmbH5
6HiQ Solar5

From recorded equipment on Utah systems (Tracking the Sun + state/permit data); counts are systems where the manufacturer is known.

Developers

Top solar developers in Utah

#DeveloperSystems
1Creative Energies Utah LLC91
2Gardner Engineering Alternative Engery Services, LLC88
3Alpenglow Solar LLC49
4Gardner Engineering Alternative Energy Services39
5GARDNER ENGINEERING ALTERNATIVE ENGERY SERVICES, LLC37
6Dwelltek LLC36
7Intermountain Wind and Solar35
8Creative Energies34

Developer/EPC named on the permit or program record — often the same firm as the installer.

Frequently asked questions

How many solar installations are there in Utah?

PanelCensus records 48,520 solar installations in Utah, totalling 2.3 GW of capacity — about 4.1% of the state's 1,193,082 housing units (U.S. Census ACS) — compiled from LBNL's Tracking the Sun, city permit records, state programs and USGS/EIA utility-scale data. (Coverage depends on what the state publishes, so actual totals are higher.)

How much does solar cost per watt in Utah?

The median installed price across priced systems in Utah is $4.10/W pre-incentive. Year-by-year medians are shown on this page.

Who are the biggest solar installers in Utah?

Gardner Engineering Alternative Engery Services, LLC has the most recorded installations in Utah (125), followed by Creative Energies Utah LLC (91).