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Solar installations in Waupaca County, WI

188 recorded installations in Waupaca 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
0.73%
of 25,620 homes
Installations
188
Total capacity
1.8 MW
Median price
$3.60/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
0%
lease / PPA

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Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 119 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 158% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.

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Growth

Installations by year

YearNewCumulative% homes
2005
1
10.00%
2006
2
30.01%
2007
5
80.03%
2008
6
140.06%
2009
9
230.09%
2010
7
300.12%
2011
7
370.14%
2012
5
420.16%
2013
4
460.18%
2014
2
480.19%
2015
2
500.20%
2016
5
550.21%
2017
18
730.28%
2018
3
760.30%
2019
8
840.33%
2020
14
980.38%
2021
17
1150.45%
2022
21
1360.53%
2023
21
1570.61%
2024
17
1740.68%
2025
14
1880.73%

Frequently asked questions

How many homes have solar in Waupaca County?

PanelCensus records 188 solar installations in Waupaca County, Wisconsin (1.8 MW of capacity) — about 0.73% of the county's 25,620 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 Waupaca County?

The median installed price for recorded systems in Waupaca County is $3.60/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 7.9 kW.

Who installs solar in Waupaca County?

The most active recorded installers in Waupaca County are North Wind Renewable Energy, Appleton Solar, Photovoltaic System.

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.