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Solar Panel Cost & Installation Data in Vermont

Observed Records
27,681
Reported Capacity
837 MW
Observed Avg Cost
$5.48/W

Median: $4.85/W

Dataset Rank
#12

61% residential

21.9¢
Residential Rate (EIA 2024)
3.6h
Peak Sun Hours/Day
22.1 yrs
Est. Payback Period
$7,474
Est. Annual Savings

Environmental & Community Impact

CO₂ Offset/Year
935,613 tons
CO₂ Offset/System/Year
22.5 tons
Installations per 10K Residents
430
State Population
643,816
Est. Annual Production/System
34,127 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
30.2 kW
Third-Party Owned
10.1%

Cost Trend ($/W)

Avg Cost per Watt

2003200520072009201120132016

Installation Growth (Last 5 Years)

Installer Names in the Source Records

InstallerObserved Records
-111,306
Suncommon4,698
Sunrun3,253
Green Mountain Solar1,008
Catamount Solar618
Tesla Energy542
Same Sun Of Vermont443
Solaflect Energy433
Rgs Energy410
Building Energy360

Panel Brands in the Source Records

BrandObserved Records
Alps Technology10,487
LG Electronics Inc.3,343
SunPower1,990
Qcells North America1,923
REC Solar1,452
LONGi Green Energy Technology Co., Ltd.1,053
Hanwha Qcells (Qidong) Co. Ltd.895
SolarWorld780
CSI Solar Co., Ltd.642
Trina Solar624

County Records - Vermont

CountyObserved RecordsReported Capacity
Chittenden4,368104.4 MW
Windsor2,68681.8 MW
Washington2,06846.7 MW
Addison1,94281.5 MW
Rutland1,84694.4 MW
Windham1,72446.5 MW
Orange1,17236.7 MW
Bennington96731.7 MW
Franklin83938.9 MW
Caledonia44220.1 MW
Lamoille1711.5 MW
Orleans1010.6 MW
Grand Isle830.7 MW
Essex755.1 MW

Vermont Solar Incentives

State-program snapshot

Is Solar Worth It in Vermont?

Modeled homeowner analysis

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