Solar installations in Westmoreland County, VA
29 recorded installations in Westmoreland County, Virginia — capacity, prices and the installers doing the work.
At a glance
Westmoreland County, Virginia has 29 recorded solar installations totalling 49.0 MW of capacity — the 66th-highest count among the 108 Virginia counties with records, and under 1% of the state total. That is about 0.26% of the county's 11,300 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 0.8 hail and 1 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).
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How does Westmoreland County compare with the rest of Virginia?
The median recorded system in Westmoreland County is 8.06 kW, roughly in line with the state median of 7.49 kW. By share of housing units with a recorded system, Westmoreland County ranks 55th 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 Westmoreland County?
The earliest recorded installation in Westmoreland County dates to 2008. The busiest year on record is 2019, with 12 installations. 2024 has 1 recorded installation so far. The county's cumulative total rose from 26 at the end of 2019 to 29 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 Westmoreland County?
PanelCensus records 29 solar installations in Westmoreland County, Virginia (49.0 MW of capacity) — about 0.26% of the county's 11,300 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 Westmoreland County?
The median recorded system in Westmoreland County is 8.1 kW, against 7.5 kW for Virginia as a whole.
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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 Westmoreland County, Virginia”, https://panelcensus.com/solar/virginia/westmoreland-county (data as of October 10, 2026).