Solar installations in Chippewa County, WI
163 recorded installations in Chippewa County, Wisconsin — capacity, prices and the installers doing the work.
At a glance
Chippewa County, Wisconsin has 163 recorded solar installations totalling 13.6 MW of capacity — the 38th-highest count among the 72 Wisconsin counties with records, and under 1% of the state total. That is about 0.56% of the county's 29,017 housing units, against 0.83% statewide. The median installed price is $2.77/W before incentives, about 21% below the Wisconsin median of $3.52/W.
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 5.9 hail (2.3 severe) and 3 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).
Search every recorded installation in Chippewa County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 67 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 243% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.
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How does Chippewa County compare with the rest of Wisconsin?
The median recorded system in Chippewa County is 8.95 kW, about 21% above the state median of 7.4 kW. By share of housing units with a recorded system, Chippewa County ranks 40th of 70 Wisconsin counties with at least 10 installations.
How has solar adoption changed in Chippewa County?
The earliest recorded installation in Chippewa County dates to 2009. The busiest year on record is 2022, with 28 installations. 2025 has 10 recorded installations so far. The county's cumulative total rose from 64 at the end of 2020 to 163 today. Recent years fill in as state programs and permit offices report, so the latest counts are provisional.
Who installs solar in Chippewa County?
Olson Solar Energy has the most recorded installations in Chippewa County (38, 23% of the county's records). Other active installers here include Next Step Energy, Chippewa Valley Alternative Energy and All Energy Solar. Installers based anywhere in Wisconsin are listed in the state installer directory.
Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Chippewa County?
PanelCensus records 163 solar installations in Chippewa County, Wisconsin (13.6 MW of capacity) — about 0.56% of the county's 29,017 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 Chippewa County?
The median installed price for recorded systems in Chippewa County is $2.77/W before incentives; the median system is 9 kW. The Wisconsin median is $3.52/W.
Who installs solar in Chippewa County?
The most active recorded installers in Chippewa County are Olson Solar Energy (38), Next Step Energy (12) and Chippewa Valley Alternative Energy (8).
How big is a typical solar system in Chippewa County?
The median recorded system in Chippewa County is 9 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 Chippewa County, Wisconsin”, https://panelcensus.com/solar/wisconsin/chippewa-county (data as of October 10, 2026).