Solar installations in Southampton County, VA
12 recorded installations in Southampton County, Virginia — capacity, prices and the installers doing the work.
At a glance
Southampton County, Virginia has 12 recorded solar installations totalling 70.8 MW of capacity — the 90th-highest count among the 108 Virginia counties with records, and under 1% of the state total. That is about 0.15% of the county's 7,774 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 4.9 hail and 2 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).
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How does Southampton County compare with the rest of Virginia?
The median recorded system in Southampton County is 4440 kW, about 593 times the state median of 7.49 kW. By share of housing units with a recorded system, Southampton County ranks 82nd 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 Southampton County?
The earliest recorded installation in Southampton County dates to 2017. The busiest year on record is 2017, with 6 installations. 2019 has 4 recorded installations 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 Southampton County?
PanelCensus records 12 solar installations in Southampton County, Virginia (70.8 MW of capacity) — about 0.15% of the county's 7,774 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 Southampton County?
The median recorded system in Southampton County is 4,440 kW, against 7.5 kW for Virginia as a whole.
More solar data near Southampton 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 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 Southampton County, Virginia”, https://panelcensus.com/solar/virginia/southampton-county (data as of October 19, 2026).