Solar installations in Salt Lake County, UT
17,743 recorded installations in Salt Lake County, Utah — 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 hail and 8.8 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).
Search every recorded installation in Salt Lake County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 19,226 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 92% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.
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Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Salt Lake County?
PanelCensus records 17,743 solar installations in Salt Lake County, Utah (544.5 MW of capacity) — about 4.0% of the county's 440,166 housing units (U.S. Census ACS). Dataset coverage depends on Utah's reporting programs, so the true total is higher.
How much does solar cost in Salt Lake County?
The median installed price for recorded systems in Salt Lake County is $4.00/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 6.2 kW.
Who installs solar in Salt Lake County?
The most active recorded installers in Salt Lake County are Gardner Engineering Alternative Engery Services, LLC, Creative Energies Utah LLC, Sunlight Solar Systems Inc.
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.