Solar installations in Wythe County, VA
21 recorded installations in Wythe County, Virginia — capacity, prices and the installers doing the work.
At a glance
Wythe County, Virginia has 21 recorded solar installations totalling 24.6 MW of capacity — the 80th-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 14,016 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 2.2 hail and 2.5 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).
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How does Wythe County compare with the rest of Virginia?
The median recorded system in Wythe County is 5.4 kW, about 28% below the state median of 7.49 kW. By share of housing units with a recorded system, Wythe County ranks 83rd 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 Wythe County?
The earliest recorded installation in Wythe County dates to 2010. The busiest year on record is 2018, with 6 installations. 2022 has 1 recorded installation so far. The county's cumulative total rose from 12 at the end of 2017 to 21 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 Wythe County?
PanelCensus records 21 solar installations in Wythe County, Virginia (24.6 MW of capacity) — about 0.15% of the county's 14,016 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 Wythe County?
The median recorded system in Wythe County is 5.4 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 Wythe County, Virginia”, https://panelcensus.com/solar/virginia/wythe-county (data as of October 10, 2026).