Solar installations in Middlesex County, VA
32 recorded installations in Middlesex County, Virginia — capacity, prices and the installers doing the work.
At a glance
Middlesex County, Virginia has 32 recorded solar installations totalling 22.3 MW of capacity — the 61st-highest count among the 108 Virginia counties with records, and under 1% of the state total. That is about 0.45% of the county's 7,140 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 2.4 hail and 1 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).
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How does Middlesex County compare with the rest of Virginia?
The median recorded system in Middlesex County is 9.17 kW, about 22% above the state median of 7.49 kW. By share of housing units with a recorded system, Middlesex County ranks 24th 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 Middlesex County?
The earliest recorded installation in Middlesex County dates to 2010. The busiest year on record is 2018, with 14 installations. 2020 has 1 recorded installation so far. The county's cumulative total rose from 6 at the end of 2015 to 32 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 Middlesex County?
PanelCensus records 32 solar installations in Middlesex County, Virginia (22.3 MW of capacity) — about 0.45% of the county's 7,140 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 Middlesex County?
The median recorded system in Middlesex County is 9.2 kW, against 7.5 kW for Virginia as a whole.
More solar data near Middlesex 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 Middlesex County, Virginia”, https://panelcensus.com/solar/virginia/middlesex-county (data as of October 10, 2026).