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Solar installations in Marathon County, WI

291 recorded installations in Marathon County, Wisconsin — 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
0.48%
of 60,296 homes
Installations
291
Total capacity
6.8 MW
Median price
$3.23/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
0%
lease / PPA

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Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 174 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 167% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.

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Growth

Installations by year

YearNewCumulative% homes
2005
2
70.01%
2006
3
100.02%
2007
1
110.02%
2008
3
140.02%
2009
6
200.03%
2010
3
230.04%
2011
1
240.04%
2013
6
300.05%
2014
8
380.06%
2015
9
470.08%
2016
11
580.10%
2017
7
650.11%
2018
9
740.12%
2019
19
930.15%
2020
18
1110.18%
2021
21
1320.22%
2022
37
1690.28%
2023
39
2080.34%
2024
44
2520.42%
2025
39
2910.48%

Frequently asked questions

How many homes have solar in Marathon County?

PanelCensus records 291 solar installations in Marathon County, Wisconsin (6.8 MW of capacity) — about 0.48% of the county's 60,296 housing units (U.S. Census ACS). Dataset coverage depends on Wisconsin's reporting programs, so the true total is higher.

How much does solar cost in Marathon County?

The median installed price for recorded systems in Marathon County is $3.23/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 7.9 kW.

Who installs solar in Marathon County?

The most active recorded installers in Marathon County are North Wind Renewable Energy, Olson Solar Energy, Full Spectrum Solar.

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.