Solar installations in Sussex County, VA
10 recorded installations in Sussex County, Virginia — capacity, prices and the installers doing the work.
At a glance
Sussex County, Virginia has 10 recorded solar installations totalling 28.4 MW of capacity — the 93rd-highest count among the 108 Virginia counties with records, and under 1% of the state total. That is about 0.21% of the county's 4,672 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 1.5 hail (0.5 severe) and 0 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).
Search every recorded installation in Sussex County by installer, size, date and equipment.
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Installations by year
How does Sussex County compare with the rest of Virginia?
The median recorded system in Sussex County is 8.16 kW, roughly in line with the state median of 7.49 kW. By share of housing units with a recorded system, Sussex County ranks 65th 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 Sussex County?
The earliest recorded installation in Sussex County dates to 2015. The busiest year on record is 2019, with 5 installations. 2023 has 1 recorded installation so far. The county's cumulative total rose from 4 at the end of 2018 to 10 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 Sussex County?
PanelCensus records 10 solar installations in Sussex County, Virginia (28.4 MW of capacity) — about 0.21% of the county's 4,672 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 Sussex County?
The median recorded system in Sussex County is 8.2 kW, against 7.5 kW for Virginia as a whole.
More solar data near Sussex County
- Solar in Virginia· 18,447 installations
- Solar installers in Virginia
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- Solar in Dickenson County· 12 installations
- Solar in Nottoway County· 12 installations
- Solar in Southampton County· 12 installations
- Solar in Charles City County· 10 installations
- Solar in Essex County· 10 installations
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 Sussex County, Virginia”, https://panelcensus.com/solar/virginia/sussex-county (data as of October 10, 2026).