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Solar installations in Poquoson city, VA

21 recorded installations in Poquoson city, Virginia — capacity, prices and the installers doing the work.

At a glance

Poquoson city, Virginia has 21 recorded solar installations totalling 146 kW of capacity — the 78th-highest count among the 108 Virginia counties with records, and under 1% of the state total. That is about 0.42% of the county's 4,945 housing units, against 0.51% statewide.

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

Homes with solar
0.42%
of 4,945 homes
Installations
21
Total capacity
146 kW
Median price
—
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
0%
lease / PPA

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Growth

Installations by year

YearNewCumulative% homes
2006
3
40.08%
2009
1
50.10%
2010
1
60.12%
2011
1
70.14%
2013
1
80.16%
2015
1
90.18%
2016
1
100.20%
2018
2
120.24%
2019
9
210.42%

How does Poquoson city compare with the rest of Virginia?

The median recorded system in Poquoson city is 5.04 kW, about 33% below the state median of 7.49 kW. By share of housing units with a recorded system, Poquoson city ranks 27th 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 Poquoson city?

The earliest recorded installation in Poquoson city dates to 2002. The busiest year on record is 2019, with 9 installations. 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 Poquoson city?

PanelCensus records 21 solar installations in Poquoson city, Virginia (146 kW of capacity) — about 0.42% of the county's 4,945 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 Poquoson city?

The median recorded system in Poquoson city is 5 kW, against 7.5 kW for Virginia as a whole.

More solar data near Poquoson city

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 19, 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 Poquoson city, Virginia”, https://panelcensus.com/solar/virginia/poquoson-city (data as of October 19, 2026).