Solar installations in Orange County, VT
157 recorded installations in Orange County, Vermont — capacity, prices and the installers doing the work.
At a glance
Orange County, Vermont has 157 recorded solar installations totalling 32.1 MW of capacity — the 8th-highest count among the 14 Vermont counties with records, and under 1% of the state total. That is about 1.0% of the county's 15,021 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 1.3 hail and 0.7 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).
Search every recorded installation in Orange County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 258 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 61% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.
Most active
Top installers in Orange County
| # | Installer | Installs here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunrun | 10 |
| 2 | Suncommon | 9 |
| 3 | Solaflect Energy | 8 |
| 4 | Catamount Solar | 7 |
| 5 | Tesla Energy | 4 |
| 6 | Integrity Energy | 3 |
| 7 | Norwich Technology | 2 |
| 8 | Vermod | 2 |
| 9 | Go Solar New England | 1 |
Growth
Installations by year
How does Orange County compare with the rest of Vermont?
The median recorded system in Orange County is 11.6 kW, about 40% above the state median of 8.28 kW. 6% of installations here are third-party owned (lease or power-purchase agreement), compared with 9% across Vermont. 71 systems (45%) of the county's records include battery storage, against 18% statewide. By share of housing units with a recorded system, Orange County ranks 5th 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 Orange County?
The earliest recorded installation in Orange County dates to 2009. The busiest year on record is 2019, with 27 installations. 2024 has 8 recorded installations so far. The county's cumulative total rose from 88 at the end of 2019 to 157 today. Recent years fill in as state programs and permit offices report, so the latest counts are provisional.
Who installs solar in Orange County?
Sunrun has the most recorded installations in Orange County (10, 6% of the county's records). Other active installers here include Suncommon, Solaflect Energy and Catamount Solar. Installers based anywhere in Vermont are listed in the state installer directory.
Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Orange County?
PanelCensus records 157 solar installations in Orange County, Vermont (32.1 MW of capacity) — about 1.0% of the county's 15,021 housing units (U.S. Census ACS). Coverage depends on Vermont's public reporting, so the true total is likely higher.
Who installs solar in Orange County?
The most active recorded installers in Orange County are Sunrun (10), Suncommon (9) and Solaflect Energy (8).
How much of the solar in Orange County is leased?
10 recorded installations (6%) in Orange County are third-party owned — a lease or power-purchase agreement, compared with 9% across Vermont.
How big is a typical solar system in Orange County?
The median recorded system in Orange County is 11.6 kW, against 8.3 kW for Vermont as a whole.
More solar data near Orange County
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- Solar installers in Vermont
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- Solar in Franklin County· 87 installations
- Solar in Caledonia County· 63 installations
- Solar in Lamoille County· 22 installations
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 Orange County, Vermont”, https://panelcensus.com/solar/vermont/orange-county (data as of October 10, 2026).