Solar installations in Racine County, WI
404 recorded installations in Racine County, Wisconsin — capacity, prices and the installers doing the work.
At a glance
Racine County, Wisconsin has 404 recorded solar installations totalling 19.4 MW of capacity — the 11th-highest count among the 72 Wisconsin counties with records, and 2% of the state total. That is about 0.48% of the county's 84,558 housing units, against 0.83% statewide. The median installed price is $3.75/W before incentives, roughly in line with 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 1.2 hail (1.2 severe) and 1 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).
Search every recorded installation in Racine County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 267 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 151% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.
Most active
Top installers in Racine County
| # | Installer | Installs here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arch Electric | 78 |
| 2 | Sun Badger Solar | 45 |
| 3 | Tron Solar | 36 |
| 4 | Sunvest Solar | 26 |
| 5 | Freedom Forever | 23 |
| 6 | Eagle Point Solar | 17 |
| 7 | Current Electric | 16 |
| 8 | Home Team Energy | 16 |
| 9 | Solcius | 16 |
| 10 | All Energy Solar | 13 |
Growth
Installations by year
How does Racine County compare with the rest of Wisconsin?
The median recorded system in Racine County is 7.68 kW, roughly in line with the state median of 7.4 kW. By share of housing units with a recorded system, Racine County ranks 49th of 70 Wisconsin counties with at least 10 installations.
How has solar adoption changed in Racine County?
The earliest recorded installation in Racine County dates to 2003. The busiest year on record is 2023, with 80 installations. 2025 has 43 recorded installations so far. The county's cumulative total rose from 138 at the end of 2020 to 404 today. Recent years fill in as state programs and permit offices report, so the latest counts are provisional.
Who installs solar in Racine County?
Arch Electric has the most recorded installations in Racine County (78, 19% of the county's records). Other active installers here include Sun Badger Solar, Tron Solar and Sunvest Solar. Installers based anywhere in Wisconsin are listed in the state installer directory.
Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Racine County?
PanelCensus records 404 solar installations in Racine County, Wisconsin (19.4 MW of capacity) — about 0.48% of the county's 84,558 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 Racine County?
The median installed price for recorded systems in Racine County is $3.75/W before incentives; the median system is 7.7 kW. The Wisconsin median is $3.52/W.
Who installs solar in Racine County?
The most active recorded installers in Racine County are Arch Electric (78), Sun Badger Solar (45) and Tron Solar (36).
How big is a typical solar system in Racine County?
The median recorded system in Racine County is 7.7 kW, against 7.4 kW for Wisconsin as a whole.
More solar data near Racine County
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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 Racine County, Wisconsin”, https://panelcensus.com/solar/wisconsin/racine-county (data as of October 10, 2026).