Solar installations in Chittenden County, VT
494 recorded installations in Chittenden County, Vermont — 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 3.6 hail and 0.7 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).
Search every recorded installation in Chittenden County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 4,637 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 11% of that (this county is under-reported in public program data). A yardstick, not dated records.
Most active
Top installers in Chittenden County
| # | Installer | Installs here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suncommon | 77 |
| 2 | Sunrun | 50 |
| 3 | Green Mountain Solar | 23 |
| 4 | Tesla Energy | 14 |
| 5 | Building Energy | 9 |
| 6 | A Amp M | 2 |
| 7 | Solaflect Energy | 2 |
| 8 | Peck Electric | 2 |
| 9 | Sterling Mountain Solar | 2 |
| 10 | Solar Communities_X000D_ _X000D_ Solar Communities | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Chittenden County?
PanelCensus records 494 solar installations in Chittenden County, Vermont (73.7 MW of capacity) — about 0.67% of the county's 74,025 housing units (U.S. Census ACS). Dataset coverage depends on Vermont's reporting programs, so the true total is higher.
How much does solar cost in Chittenden County?
The median installed price for recorded systems in Chittenden County is $5.31/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 8.3 kW.
Who installs solar in Chittenden County?
The most active recorded installers in Chittenden County are Suncommon, Sunrun, Green Mountain 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.