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Solar installations in Vernon County, WI

450 recorded installations in Vernon 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
3.2%
of 13,939 homes
Installations
450
Total capacity
46.8 MW
Median price
$2.79/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
0%
lease / PPA

Severe-weather exposure: solar sites here have been matched to an average of 4.8 hail and 3.2 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).

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Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 72 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 625% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.

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Growth

Installations by year

YearNewCumulative% homes
2007
5
60.04%
2008
2
80.06%
2009
6
140.10%
2011
4
180.13%
2012
6
240.17%
2013
2
260.19%
2014
14
400.29%
2015
14
540.39%
2016
19
730.52%
2017
10
830.59%
2018
7
900.65%
2019
30
1200.86%
2020
49
1691.21%
2021
46
2151.54%
2022
67
2822.02%
2023
88
3702.65%
2024
44
4142.97%
2025
36
4503.23%

Frequently asked questions

How many homes have solar in Vernon County?

PanelCensus records 450 solar installations in Vernon County, Wisconsin (46.8 MW of capacity) — about 3.2% of the county's 13,939 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 Vernon County?

The median installed price for recorded systems in Vernon County is $2.79/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 8.1 kW.

Who installs solar in Vernon County?

The most active recorded installers in Vernon County are Ethos Green Power, Olson Solar Energy, Eagle Point 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.