Solar installations in Highland County, VA
6 recorded installations in Highland County, Virginia — capacity, prices and the installers doing the work.
At a glance
Highland County, Virginia has 6 recorded solar installations totalling 51 kW of capacity — the 100th-highest count among the 108 Virginia counties with records, and under 1% of the state total. That is about 0.33% of the county's 1,839 housing units, against 0.51% statewide.
Dataset updated . Sources: LBNL Tracking the Sun + city permit records + state programs + USGS/EIA utility-scale.
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How does Highland County compare with the rest of Virginia?
The median recorded system in Highland County is 7.1 kW, roughly in line with the state median of 7.49 kW. Fewer than 30 systems here report an installed price, so no county price median is published.
How has solar adoption changed in Highland County?
The earliest recorded installation in Highland County dates to 2010. The busiest year on record is 2010, with 1 installation. 2018 has 1 recorded installation so far. 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 Highland County?
PanelCensus records 6 solar installations in Highland County, Virginia (51 kW of capacity) — about 0.33% of the county's 1,839 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 Highland County?
The median recorded system in Highland County is 7.1 kW, against 7.5 kW for Virginia as a whole.
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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 Highland County, Virginia”, https://panelcensus.com/solar/virginia/highland-county (data as of October 10, 2026).