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Solar Panel Cost & Installation Data in Utah

Observed Records
46,838
Reported Capacity
1,682 MW
Observed Avg Cost
$4.37/W

Median: $4.10/W

Dataset Rank
#11

98% residential

12.22¢
Residential Rate (EIA 2024)
5.6h
Peak Sun Hours/Day
20.3 yrs
Est. Payback Period
$7,712
Est. Annual Savings

Environmental & Community Impact

CO₂ Offset/Year
1,880,841 tons
CO₂ Offset/System/Year
41.6 tons
Installations per 10K Residents
142.6
State Population
3,283,809
Est. Annual Production/System
63,106 kWh

Estimates use average system size, a 5.6h/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
35.9 kW

Cost Trend ($/W)

Avg Cost per Watt

2007201320152017201920212023

Installation Growth (Last 5 Years)

Installer Names in the Source Records

InstallerObserved Records
-146,838

Panel Brands in the Source Records

BrandObserved Records
Alps Technology32,798
Silfab Solar Inc.1,977
Jinko Solar Co., Ltd1,254
LG Electronics Inc.969
HYUNDAI ENERGY SOLUTIONS CO., LTD.902
SolarWorld801
Qcells North America770
Heliene726
Trina Solar708
JA Solar686

County Records - Utah

CountyObserved RecordsReported Capacity
Salt Lake13,327393.1 MW
Davis6,664111.6 MW
Utah6,003152.6 MW
Weber5,16577.5 MW
Cache1,821476.6 MW
Washington1,67226.9 MW
Tooele1,55828.3 MW
Box Elder9619.1 MW
Summit93123.9 MW
Iron3903.3 MW
Wasatch30818 MW
Grand2801.9 MW
Uintah2271.7 MW
Sevier2181.9 MW
Morgan2171.9 MW

Utah Solar Incentives

State-program snapshot

Is Solar Worth It in Utah?

Modeled homeowner analysis

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