Solar installations in Clarke County, VA
63 recorded installations in Clarke County, Virginia — capacity, prices and the installers doing the work.
At a glance
Clarke County, Virginia has 63 recorded solar installations totalling 26.2 MW of capacity — the 38th-highest count among the 108 Virginia counties with records, and under 1% of the state total. That is about 0.97% of the county's 6,478 housing units, against 0.51% 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 4.4 hail and 3.8 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).
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How does Clarke County compare with the rest of Virginia?
The median recorded system in Clarke County is 8.94 kW, about 19% above the state median of 7.49 kW. By share of housing units with a recorded system, Clarke County ranks 7th of 93 Virginia 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 Clarke County?
The earliest recorded installation in Clarke County dates to 2006. The busiest year on record is 2010, with 11 installations. 2019 has 10 recorded installations so far. The county's cumulative total rose from 21 at the end of 2014 to 63 today. Recent years fill in as state programs and permit offices report, so the latest counts are provisional.
Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Clarke County?
PanelCensus records 63 solar installations in Clarke County, Virginia (26.2 MW of capacity) — about 0.97% of the county's 6,478 housing units (U.S. Census ACS). Coverage depends on Virginia's public reporting, so the true total is likely higher.
How big is a typical solar system in Clarke County?
The median recorded system in Clarke County is 8.9 kW, against 7.5 kW for Virginia as a whole.
More solar data near Clarke 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 Clarke County, Virginia”, https://panelcensus.com/solar/virginia/clarke-county (data as of October 10, 2026).