Solar installations in Richmond County, VA
13 recorded installations in Richmond County, Virginia — capacity, prices and the installers doing the work.
At a glance
Richmond County, Virginia has 13 recorded solar installations totalling 37.2 MW of capacity — the 87th-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 3,959 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 1.4 hail and 0 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).
Search every recorded installation in Richmond County by installer, size, date and equipment.
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How does Richmond County compare with the rest of Virginia?
The median recorded system in Richmond County is 10.13 kW, about 35% above the state median of 7.49 kW. By share of housing units with a recorded system, Richmond County ranks 39th 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 Richmond County?
The earliest recorded installation in Richmond County dates to 2009. The busiest year on record is 2019, with 7 installations. 2024 has 1 recorded installation so far. The county's cumulative total rose from 10 at the end of 2019 to 13 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 Richmond County?
PanelCensus records 13 solar installations in Richmond County, Virginia (37.2 MW of capacity) — about 0.33% of the county's 3,959 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 Richmond County?
The median recorded system in Richmond County is 10.1 kW, against 7.5 kW for Virginia as a whole.
More solar data near Richmond 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 Richmond County, Virginia”, https://panelcensus.com/solar/virginia/richmond-county (data as of October 10, 2026).