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Solar installations in Norfolk city, VA

3,921 recorded installations in Norfolk city, Virginia — capacity, prices and the installers doing the work.

Dataset updated . Sources: LBNL Tracking the Sun + city permit records + state programs + USGS/EIA utility-scale.

Homes with solar
3.8%
of 102,542 homes
Installations
3,921
Total capacity
5.8 MW
Median price
—
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
0%
lease / PPA

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Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 281 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 1395% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.

Most active

Top installers in Norfolk city

No resolved installers recorded in this county.

Growth

Installations by year

YearNewCumulative% homes
2008
1
10.00%
2009
5
60.01%
2010
7
130.01%
2011
3
160.02%
2012
1
170.02%
2013
4
210.02%
2014
1
220.02%
2015
10
320.03%
2016
31
630.06%
2017
44
1070.10%
2018
94
2010.20%
2019
199
4000.39%
2020
328
7280.71%
2021
551
1,2791.25%
2022
826
2,1052.05%
2023
643
2,7482.68%
2024
416
3,1643.09%
2025
432
3,5963.51%
2026
37
3,6333.54%

Frequently asked questions

How many homes have solar in Norfolk city?

PanelCensus records 3,921 solar installations in Norfolk city, Virginia (5.8 MW of capacity) — about 3.8% of the county's 102,542 housing units (U.S. Census ACS). Dataset coverage depends on Virginia's reporting programs, so the true total is higher.

How much does solar cost in Norfolk city?

Not enough priced records in this county to compute a reliable median.

Who installs solar in Norfolk city?

No resolved installers recorded in this county.

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.