Solar installations in La Crosse County, WI
1,062 recorded installations in La Crosse County, Wisconsin — capacity, prices and the installers doing the work.
At a glance
La Crosse County, Wisconsin has 1,062 recorded solar installations totalling 18.5 MW of capacity — the 4th-highest count among the 72 Wisconsin counties with records, and 5% of the state total. That is about 2.0% of the county's 53,234 housing units, against 0.83% statewide. The median installed price is $2.89/W before incentives, about 18% 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 La Crosse County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 340 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 312% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.
Most active
Top installers in La Crosse County
| # | Installer | Installs here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olson Solar Energy | 398 |
| 2 | Ethos Green Power | 93 |
| 3 | Solar Connection | 40 |
| 4 | Everlight Solar | 32 |
| 5 | All Energy Solar | 21 |
| 6 | Eagle Point Solar | 17 |
| 7 | Winona Renewable Energy | 9 |
| 8 | Moxie Solar | 9 |
| 9 | Skyline Solar | 7 |
| 10 | Carlson Electric | 6 |
Growth
Installations by year
How does La Crosse County compare with the rest of Wisconsin?
The median recorded system in La Crosse County is 8.04 kW, roughly in line with the state median of 7.4 kW. By share of housing units with a recorded system, La Crosse County ranks 6th of 70 Wisconsin counties with at least 10 installations.
How has solar adoption changed in La Crosse County?
The earliest recorded installation in La Crosse County dates to 2002. The busiest year on record is 2022, with 264 installations. 2025 has 48 recorded installations so far. The county's cumulative total rose from 237 at the end of 2020 to 1,062 today. Recent years fill in as state programs and permit offices report, so the latest counts are provisional.
Who installs solar in La Crosse County?
Olson Solar Energy has the most recorded installations in La Crosse County (398, 37% of the county's records). Other active installers here include Ethos Green Power, Solar Connection and Everlight Solar. Installers based anywhere in Wisconsin are listed in the state installer directory.
Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in La Crosse County?
PanelCensus records 1,062 solar installations in La Crosse County, Wisconsin (18.5 MW of capacity) — about 2.0% of the county's 53,234 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 La Crosse County?
The median installed price for recorded systems in La Crosse County is $2.89/W before incentives; the median system is 8 kW. The Wisconsin median is $3.52/W.
Who installs solar in La Crosse County?
The most active recorded installers in La Crosse County are Olson Solar Energy (398), Ethos Green Power (93) and Solar Connection (40).
How big is a typical solar system in La Crosse County?
The median recorded system in La Crosse County is 8 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 La Crosse County, Wisconsin”, https://panelcensus.com/solar/wisconsin/la-crosse-county (data as of October 10, 2026).