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Solar Panel Cost & Installation Data in Minnesota

Observed Records
16,804
Reported Capacity
1,524 MW
Observed Avg Cost
$4.25/W

Median: $3.96/W

Dataset Rank
#15

85% residential

15.45¢
Residential Rate (EIA 2024)
4h
Peak Sun Hours/Day
21.9 yrs
Est. Payback Period
$17,595
Est. Annual Savings

Environmental & Community Impact

CO₂ Offset/Year
1,703,310 tons
CO₂ Offset/System/Year
75.1 tons
Installations per 10K Residents
29.5
State Population
5,695,292
Est. Annual Production/System
113,883 kWh

Estimates use average system size, a 4h/day state solar-resource proxy and a 14% system-loss assumption. Payback excludes financing and incentives. Context sources: NREL, EIA and EPA eGRID (0.709 metric tons CO₂/MWh).

System Overview

Avg System Size
90.7 kW
Third-Party Owned
0.5%

Cost Trend ($/W)

Avg Cost per Watt

200120052009201320172023

Installation Growth (Last 5 Years)

Installer Names in the Source Records

InstallerObserved Records
redacted14,664
-1675
All Energy Solar514
Innovative Power Systems140
Ideal Energies99
Powerfully Green95
Aquilla Solar Corporation78
Self62
Novel Energy Solutions59
Trunorth Solar56

Panel Brands in the Source Records

BrandObserved Records
Alps Technology6,672
-13,531
REC Solar886
LG Electronics Inc.731
Itek Energy LLC491
United Renewable Energy Co., Ltd. 389
Heliene356
TenKSolar351
Jinko Solar329
Hanwha Qcells318

County Records - Minnesota

CountyObserved RecordsReported Capacity
Hennepin6,283118.8 MW
Ramsey2,81440.5 MW
Washington1,91372 MW
Dakota1,154101.9 MW
Rice40371.2 MW
Stearns384119.7 MW
Anoka38215.2 MW
Carver32955.8 MW
Wright32656.5 MW
Winona25417.3 MW
Chisago23184.7 MW
Goodhue21362.6 MW
Scott18833.3 MW
Wabasha16823 MW
Blue Earth16643.4 MW

Minnesota Solar Incentives

State-program snapshot

Is Solar Worth It in Minnesota?

Modeled homeowner analysis

Primary dataset: LBNL Tracking the Sun 2024 release. Counts represent records in the source release, not a complete statewide census.