Solar installations in Bayfield County, WI
249 recorded installations in Bayfield County, Wisconsin — capacity, prices and the installers doing the work.
At a glance
Bayfield County, Wisconsin has 249 recorded solar installations totalling 6.7 MW of capacity — the 30th-highest count among the 72 Wisconsin counties with records, and 1% of the state total. That is about 1.9% of the county's 13,285 housing units, against 0.83% statewide. The median installed price is $2.99/W before incentives, about 15% below the Wisconsin median of $3.52/W.
Dataset updated . Sources: LBNL Tracking the Sun + city permit records + state programs + USGS/EIA utility-scale.
Search every recorded installation in Bayfield County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 70 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 356% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.
Most active
Top installers in Bayfield County
| # | Installer | Installs here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Full Spectrum Solar | 63 |
| 2 | Jolma Electric | 21 |
| 3 | Carlson Electric | 11 |
| 4 | Let It Shine Energy Service | 8 |
| 5 | Wolf Track Energy | 5 |
| 6 | All Energy Solar | 5 |
| 7 | Eagle Point Solar | 4 |
| 8 | Dave Carlson 3835 | 2 |
| 9 | Olson Solar Energy | 2 |
| 10 | Anderson Electric | 2 |
Growth
Installations by year
How does Bayfield County compare with the rest of Wisconsin?
The median recorded system in Bayfield County is 6.16 kW, about 17% below the state median of 7.4 kW. By share of housing units with a recorded system, Bayfield County ranks 7th of 70 Wisconsin counties with at least 10 installations.
How has solar adoption changed in Bayfield County?
The earliest recorded installation in Bayfield County dates to 2004. The busiest year on record is 2018, with 53 installations. 2025 has 3 recorded installations so far. The county's cumulative total rose from 171 at the end of 2020 to 249 today. Recent years fill in as state programs and permit offices report, so the latest counts are provisional.
Who installs solar in Bayfield County?
Full Spectrum Solar has the most recorded installations in Bayfield County (63, 25% of the county's records). Other active installers here include Jolma Electric, Carlson Electric and Let It Shine Energy Service. Installers based anywhere in Wisconsin are listed in the state installer directory.
Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Bayfield County?
PanelCensus records 249 solar installations in Bayfield County, Wisconsin (6.7 MW of capacity) — about 1.9% of the county's 13,285 housing units (U.S. Census ACS). Coverage depends on Wisconsin's public reporting, so the true total is likely higher.
How much does solar cost in Bayfield County?
The median installed price for recorded systems in Bayfield County is $2.99/W before incentives; the median system is 6.2 kW. The Wisconsin median is $3.52/W.
Who installs solar in Bayfield County?
The most active recorded installers in Bayfield County are Full Spectrum Solar (63), Jolma Electric (21) and Carlson Electric (11).
How big is a typical solar system in Bayfield County?
The median recorded system in Bayfield County is 6.2 kW, against 7.4 kW for Wisconsin 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 Bayfield County, Wisconsin”, https://panelcensus.com/solar/wisconsin/bayfield-county (data as of October 10, 2026).