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Solar Panel Cost & Installation Data in New York

Observed Records
161,816
Reported Capacity
7,765 MW
Observed Avg Cost
$4.47/W

Median: $4.20/W

Dataset Rank
#5

94% residential

24.43¢
Residential Rate (EIA 2024)
3.6h
Peak Sun Hours/Day
16.2 yrs
Est. Payback Period
$13,251
Est. Annual Savings

Environmental & Community Impact

CO₂ Offset/Year
8,681,226 tons
CO₂ Offset/System/Year
35.8 tons
Installations per 10K Residents
80.9
State Population
19,994,379
Est. Annual Production/System
54,242 kWh

Estimates use average system size, a 3.6h/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
48.0 kW
Battery Adoption
1.7%
Third-Party Owned
41.5%

Cost Trend ($/W)

Avg Cost per Watt

200020042008201220162023

Installation Growth (Last 5 Years)

Installer Names in the Source Records

InstallerObserved Records
Sunrun24,237
Tesla Energy17,469
-110,831
Sunpower Capital10,670
Igs Energy4,529
Nrg Residential Solar Solutions4,217
Venture Home Solar3,549
Sunation Solar Systems3,359
Kasselman Solar3,039
Empire Solar Solutions2,938

Panel Brands in the Source Records

BrandObserved Records
Qcells North America30,671
SunPower23,979
LG Electronics Inc.21,700
Trina Solar17,337
REC Solar10,268
CSI Solar Co., Ltd.8,026
SolarWorld4,187
Alps Technology4,160
-13,581
JA Solar3,276

County Records - New York

CountyObserved RecordsReported Capacity
Queens20,926217.1 MW
Suffolk20,204222.5 MW
Nassau12,625114.1 MW
Richmond12,625164.3 MW
Westchester12,371278.4 MW
Kings10,798124.6 MW
Orange9,601413.8 MW
Dutchess6,240160.6 MW
Ulster5,385175.8 MW
Bronx5,34889.2 MW
Rockland5,24160.7 MW
Erie3,652242.6 MW
Albany3,619146 MW
Saratoga2,887234.6 MW
Rensselaer2,510174.2 MW

New York Solar Incentives

State-program snapshot

Is Solar Worth It in New York?

Modeled homeowner analysis

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