Solar installations in Wood County, WI
197 recorded installations in Wood County, Wisconsin — capacity, prices and the installers doing the work.
At a glance
Wood County, Wisconsin has 197 recorded solar installations totalling 2.2 MW of capacity — the 34th-highest count among the 72 Wisconsin counties with records, and under 1% of the state total. That is about 0.57% of the county's 34,662 housing units, against 0.83% statewide. The median installed price is $3.07/W before incentives, about 13% below 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 5.6 hail (1.5 severe) and 2.5 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).
Search every recorded installation in Wood County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 95 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 207% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.
Most active
Top installers in Wood County
| # | Installer | Installs here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Wind Renewable Energy | 75 |
| 2 | Olson Solar Energy | 34 |
| 3 | Radtkes Clean Energy | 30 |
| 4 | Photovoltaic System | 11 |
| 5 | Current Technologies | 5 |
| 6 | Full Spectrum Solar | 4 |
| 7 | All Energy Solar | 3 |
| 8 | Solcius | 2 |
| 9 | Able Energy | 2 |
| 10 | Hub Electric | 2 |
Growth
Installations by year
How does Wood County compare with the rest of Wisconsin?
The median recorded system in Wood County is 7.04 kW, roughly in line with the state median of 7.4 kW. By share of housing units with a recorded system, Wood County ranks 39th of 70 Wisconsin counties with at least 10 installations.
How has solar adoption changed in Wood County?
The earliest recorded installation in Wood County dates to 2007. The busiest year on record is 2023, with 31 installations. 2025 has 16 recorded installations so far. The county's cumulative total rose from 103 at the end of 2020 to 197 today. Recent years fill in as state programs and permit offices report, so the latest counts are provisional.
Who installs solar in Wood County?
North Wind Renewable Energy has the most recorded installations in Wood County (75, 38% of the county's records). Other active installers here include Olson Solar Energy, Radtkes Clean Energy and Photovoltaic System. Installers based anywhere in Wisconsin are listed in the state installer directory.
Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Wood County?
PanelCensus records 197 solar installations in Wood County, Wisconsin (2.2 MW of capacity) — about 0.57% of the county's 34,662 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 Wood County?
The median installed price for recorded systems in Wood County is $3.07/W before incentives; the median system is 7 kW. The Wisconsin median is $3.52/W.
Who installs solar in Wood County?
The most active recorded installers in Wood County are North Wind Renewable Energy (75), Olson Solar Energy (34) and Radtkes Clean Energy (30).
How big is a typical solar system in Wood County?
The median recorded system in Wood County is 7 kW, against 7.4 kW for Wisconsin as a whole.
More solar data near Wood 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 Wood County, Wisconsin”, https://panelcensus.com/solar/wisconsin/wood-county (data as of October 10, 2026).