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Solar installations in Yakima County, WA

328 recorded installations in Yakima 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
0.36%
of 91,647 homes
Installations
328
Total capacity
4.8 MW
Median price
$2.82/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
0%
lease / PPA

Severe-weather exposure: solar sites here have been matched to an average of 0 hail and 1.3 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).

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Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 1,440 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 23% of that (this county is under-reported in public program data). A yardstick, not dated records.

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Top installers in Yakima County

No resolved installers recorded in this county.

Growth

Installations by year

YearNewCumulative% homes
2015
2
20.00%
2016
1
30.00%
2017
71
740.08%
2018
231
3050.33%
2019
22
3270.36%
2024
1
3280.36%

Frequently asked questions

How many homes have solar in Yakima County?

PanelCensus records 328 solar installations in Yakima County, Washington (4.8 MW of capacity) — about 0.36% of the county's 91,647 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 Yakima County?

The median installed price for recorded systems in Yakima County is $2.82/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 11.8 kW.

Who installs solar in Yakima 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.