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Solar Panel Cost & Installation Data in Pennsylvania

Observed Records
9,412
Reported Capacity
247 MW
Observed Avg Cost
$6.04/W

Median: $5.95/W

Dataset Rank
#21

83% residential

17.77¢
Residential Rate (EIA 2024)
3.7h
Peak Sun Hours/Day
29.3 yrs
Est. Payback Period
$5,407
Est. Annual Savings

Environmental & Community Impact

CO₂ Offset/Year
275,799 tons
CO₂ Offset/System/Year
20.1 tons
Installations per 10K Residents
7.2
State Population
12,989,208
Est. Annual Production/System
30,429 kWh

Estimates use average system size, a 3.7h/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
26.2 kW

Cost Trend ($/W)

Avg Cost per Watt

200220042006200820102013

Installation Growth (Last 5 Years)

Installer Names in the Source Records

InstallerObserved Records
Astrum Solar639
Greenspring Energy424
Sunlion Energy Systems356
Endless Mtn Solar Services315
Advanced Solar283
Jk Mechanical278
Heat Shed276
Standard Solar213
I Need Solar Com174
Eos Energy173

Panel Brands in the Source Records

BrandObserved Records
Schuco USA954
Suntech Power919
Sharp820
SolarWorld808
SunPower786
ET Solar Industry444
CSI Solar Co., Ltd.419
Trina Solar389
REC Solar372
Mage Solar371

County Records - Pennsylvania

CountyObserved RecordsReported Capacity
Lancaster97627.1 MW
Chester91114.9 MW
Montgomery81015.1 MW
Bucks66213.4 MW
York5106.4 MW
Berks48911.7 MW
Philadelphia3946.5 MW
Northampton2965.7 MW
Lehigh2875.2 MW
Delaware2743.9 MW
Dauphin26310.3 MW
Lebanon2364.9 MW
Allegheny2312.7 MW
Cumberland2073.4 MW
Luzerne1782.7 MW

Pennsylvania Solar Incentives

State-program snapshot

Is Solar Worth It in Pennsylvania?

Modeled homeowner analysis

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