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Solar installations in Vermont

27,681 recorded installations — prices, growth by year, county breakdown and the installers doing the work.

Dataset updated . Refreshed from LBNL's Tracking the Sun public releases.

Installations
27,681
Total capacity
836.9 MW
Median price
$4.85/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
10%
lease / PPA

Most active

Top installers in Vermont

#InstallerInstalls in VT
1Suncommon4,698
2Sunrun3,253
3Green Mountain Solar1,008
4Catamount Solar618
5Tesla Energy542
6Same Sun Of Vermont445
7Solaflect Energy433
8Rgs Energy410
9Building Energy360
10Allearth Renewable230
11Integrity Energy Llp205
12Grassroot Solar192
13Integrated Solar182
14Green Earth Energy Photovoltaic176
15Peck Electric176

Vermont installer directory →

Growth

Installations by year

2005
52$11.30/W
2006
81$9.74/W
2007
83$9.14/W
2008
158$9.00/W
2009
225$7.94/W
2010
419$6.40/W
2011
565$5.90/W
2012
738$4.89/W
2013
1,392$4.65/W
2014
1,494$4.44/W
2015
1,653$4.39/W
2016
2,919$2.92/W
2017
2,134
2018
2,303
2019
2,508
2020
1,850
2021
2,415
2022
2,381
2023
3,334
2024
872

Bars: recorded installs · right column: median $/W that year.

By county

Solar by county in Vermont

CountyInstallsCapacityMedian $/W
Chittenden County4,385104.8 MW$4.84/W
Windsor County2,70483.0 MW$5.00/W
Washington County2,06746.8 MW$4.97/W
Addison County1,94281.5 MW$4.85/W
Rutland County1,86995.4 MW$4.60/W
Windham County1,73246.5 MW$5.08/W
Orange County1,08636.5 MW$4.79/W
Bennington County1,01432.2 MW$4.34/W
Franklin County78038.2 MW$4.68/W
Caledonia County45818.5 MW$5.40/W
Lamoille County2322.4 MW$5.08/W
Orleans County95518 kW$5.55/W
Grand Isle County83699 kW$4.73/W
Essex County755.1 MW$4.66/W

Counties derived from installation ZIP codes (Census ZCTA crosswalk) — approximate at boundaries. Counties with fewer than 50 recorded installs are shown but not indexed.

Frequently asked questions

How many solar installations are there in Vermont?

LBNL's Tracking the Sun dataset records 27,681 residential and small-commercial solar installations in Vermont, totalling 836.9 MW of capacity. (Coverage depends on the state's reporting programs, so actual totals are higher.)

How much does solar cost per watt in Vermont?

The median installed price across priced systems in Vermont is $4.85/W pre-incentive. Year-by-year medians are shown on this page.

Who are the biggest solar installers in Vermont?

Suncommon has the most recorded installations in Vermont (4,698), followed by Sunrun (3,253).