Solar installations in Franklin County, VT
87 recorded installations in Franklin County, Vermont — capacity, prices and the installers doing the work.
At a glance
Franklin County, Vermont has 87 recorded solar installations totalling 27.0 MW of capacity — the 9th-highest count among the 14 Vermont counties with records, and under 1% of the state total. That is about 0.38% of the county's 22,850 housing units, against 10.5% statewide.
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 4.9 hail and 1.5 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).
Search every recorded installation in Franklin County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 1,105 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 8% of that (this county is under-reported in public program data). A yardstick, not dated records.
Most active
Top installers in Franklin County
| # | Installer | Installs here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suncommon | 15 |
| 2 | Sunrun | 10 |
| 3 | Tesla Energy | 4 |
| 4 | Green Mountain Solar | 3 |
| 5 | Building Energy | 1 |
Growth
Installations by year
How does Franklin County compare with the rest of Vermont?
The median recorded system in Franklin County is 8.5 kW, roughly in line with the state median of 8.28 kW. 14% of installations here are third-party owned (lease or power-purchase agreement), compared with 9% across Vermont. 14 systems (16%) of the county's records include battery storage, against 18% statewide. By share of housing units with a recorded system, Franklin County ranks 10th of 13 Vermont counties with at least 10 installations. Fewer than 30 systems here report an installed price, so no county price median is published.
How has solar adoption changed in Franklin County?
The earliest recorded installation in Franklin County dates to 2010. The busiest year on record is 2018, with 16 installations. 2023 has 8 recorded installations so far. The county's cumulative total rose from 52 at the end of 2018 to 87 today. Recent years fill in as state programs and permit offices report, so the latest counts are provisional.
Who installs solar in Franklin County?
Suncommon has the most recorded installations in Franklin County (15, 17% of the county's records). Other active installers here include Sunrun, Tesla Energy and Green Mountain Solar. Installers based anywhere in Vermont are listed in the state installer directory.
Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Franklin County?
PanelCensus records 87 solar installations in Franklin County, Vermont (27.0 MW of capacity) — about 0.38% of the county's 22,850 housing units (U.S. Census ACS). Coverage depends on Vermont's public reporting, so the true total is likely higher.
Who installs solar in Franklin County?
The most active recorded installers in Franklin County are Suncommon (15), Sunrun (10) and Tesla Energy (4).
How much of the solar in Franklin County is leased?
12 recorded installations (14%) in Franklin County are third-party owned — a lease or power-purchase agreement, compared with 9% across Vermont.
How big is a typical solar system in Franklin County?
The median recorded system in Franklin County is 8.5 kW, against 8.3 kW for Vermont as a whole.
More solar data near Franklin County
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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.
About this data
Source: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's Tracking the Sun, merged with city permit records, state incentive programs and the USGS U.S. Large-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Database / EIA-860 plant registers, as published October 10, 2026 — PanelCensus refreshes it as each source publishes new records. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: PanelCensus, “Solar installations in Franklin County, Vermont”, https://panelcensus.com/solar/vermont/franklin-county (data as of October 10, 2026).