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Solar installations in Thurston County, WA

271 recorded installations in Thurston County, Washington — capacity, prices and the installers doing the work.

Dataset updated . Sources: LBNL Tracking the Sun + city permit records + state programs + USGS/EIA utility-scale.

Homes with solar
0.22%
of 123,333 homes
Installations
271
Total capacity
2.8 MW
Median price
$3.55/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
0%
lease / PPA

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Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 1,906 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 14% of that (this county is under-reported in public program data). A yardstick, not dated records.

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Top installers in Thurston County

No resolved installers recorded in this county.

Growth

Installations by year

YearNewCumulative% homes
2016
2
20.00%
2017
43
450.04%
2018
194
2390.19%
2019
31
2700.22%
2021
1
2710.22%

Frequently asked questions

How many homes have solar in Thurston County?

PanelCensus records 271 solar installations in Thurston County, Washington (2.8 MW of capacity) — about 0.22% of the county's 123,333 housing units (U.S. Census ACS). Dataset coverage depends on Washington's reporting programs, so the true total is higher.

How much does solar cost in Thurston County?

The median installed price for recorded systems in Thurston County is $3.55/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 9 kW.

Who installs solar in Thurston County?

No resolved installers recorded in this county.

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.