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Solar Energy in Arizona - Installation Data & Costs

Total Installations
293,541
Total Capacity
7,216 MW
Average Cost
$4.47/W

Median: $4.07/W

National Rank
#2

99% residential

13.14¢
Electricity Rate (kWh)
6.5h
Peak Sun Hours/Day
12.5 yrs
Est. Payback Period
$6,135
Est. Annual Savings

Environmental & Community Impact

CO₂ Offset/Year
8,066,800 tons
CO₂ Offset/System/Year
33.1 tons
Installations per 10K Residents
409.3
State Population
7,172,282
Est. Annual Production/System
46,691 kWh

Estimates based on average system size, 6.5h peak sun hours/day, 80% derating factor, and 30% federal ITC. Sources: NREL, EIA, EPA eGRID (0.709 metric tons CO₂/MWh).

System Overview

Avg System Size
24.6 kW
Battery Adoption
1.5%
Third-Party Owned
29.5%

Cost Trend ($/W)

Avg Cost per Watt

200020032005200720092011201320152017201920212023

Installation Growth (Last 5 Years)

Top Solar Installers in Arizona

InstallerInstallations
Tesla Energy52,130
Titan Solar37,838
Sunrun23,391
Freedom Forever10,994
Our World Energy7,448
Elevation Solar7,055
Sunvalley Solar Solutions6,289
-16,042
American Solar Elec4,696
Solar Topps4,269

Most Popular Panel Brands in Arizona

BrandInstallations
Alps Technology85,645
Qcells North America41,498
REC Solar28,133
SunPower15,457
Silfab Solar Inc.12,409
LONGi Green Energy Technology Co., Ltd.12,060
Yingli Energy (China)11,783
Trina Solar11,126
CSI Solar Co., Ltd.10,693
LG Electronics Inc.6,668

Solar by County - Arizona

CountyInstallationsCapacity
Maricopa132,4561,442.3 MW
Pima51,687555.1 MW
Yavapai14,720136.6 MW
Yuma13,612144.9 MW
Mohave8,735511.7 MW
Cochise2,94820.5 MW
Coconino2,12719.7 MW
Gila1,70317.3 MW
Santa Cruz1,4673,504.2 MW
Navajo1,24213.5 MW
La Paz4686 MW
Pinal1984.1 MW
Apache620.4 MW
Greenlee120.1 MW
Clark80.1 MW

Arizona Solar Incentives

Tax credits, rebates & programs

Is Solar Worth It in Arizona?

Data-backed analysis

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