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Solar installers and cost in Illinois

Public records don't include enough Illinois systems bought outright to give a state price. 588 installers have put in home systems here since 2023. Find the ones working in your county.

U.S. median installed price$4.10/WMiddle half paid $3.22/W–$4.95/W. 304,657 systems bought outright, before incentives.

Solar by county

Darker counties have more installers working there since 2023. Choose a county to see them.

Solar installers in Illinois

Illinois’s public records name the installer for only 0% of systems, so this list is incomplete.

InstallerHomes since 2023Median price
SunrunBased in San Francisco, CA · (805) 242-725523,513—
Freedom ForeverBased in Temecula, CA · (800) 885-94504,882—
Bright Planet SolarBased in Auburn, MA · (801) 388-76012,874—
Certasun1,764—
CR Solar1,760—
LGCY Installation Services1,760—
Sunpower Capital Services1,699—
Legacy Solar1,595—
ADT SolarBased in Boca Raton, FL · (985) 882-14081,350—
Blue Raven Solar1,117—
Iconic Energy1,074—
Fresh Coast Solar972—
Titan Solar Power943—
Straight Up Solar786—
TeslaBased in Fremont, CA · (702) 680-6683768—
Tron Solar754—
Route 66 Solar723—
Vivint Solar Developer705—
Revolution Energy Systems661—
Off Grid: Blue Sky Smart Solutions624—
National Solar Service611—
Sun Solar579—
Stateline Solar546—
360 Electric531—
GoodPwr495—
Solarships Installation Services494—
Off Grid Energy Solutions491—
BRS Field Ops489—
Helio Solar Power437—
ReThink Electric425—

Ranked by homes installed, which shows who’s active here, not who’s best. Prices are each company’s median for systems sold outright, shown when it sold at least 10. Show all 588 installers

CountyMedian priceInstallersHomes since 2023
Adams County—43600
Alexander County—1018
Bond County—44189
Boone County—47665
Brown County—841
Bureau County—53231
Calhoun County—1319
Carroll County—36338
Cass County—37120
Champaign County—1142,610
Christian County—57405
Clark County—1839
Clay County—1621
Clinton County—60370
Coles County—47232
Cook County—16615,687
Crawford County—23132
Cumberland County—2033
De Witt County—33132
DeKalb County—63720
Douglas County—32136
DuPage County—1294,712
Edgar County—24108
Edwards County—1231
Effingham County—25225
Fayette County—46145
Ford County—34150
Franklin County—39263
Fulton County—65451
Gallatin County—1138
Greene County—2972
Grundy County—41258
Hamilton County—1120
Hancock County—42337
Hardin County—38
Henderson County—3061
Henry County—58341
Iroquois County—38133
Jackson County—51323
Jasper County—819
Jefferson County—43151
Jersey County—51220
Jo Daviess County—20404
Johnson County—1540
Kane County—1123,002
Kankakee County—69666
Kendall County—851,573
Knox County—73446
LaSalle County—72662
Lake County—1073,981
Lawrence County—2365
Lee County—45345
Livingston County—48313
Logan County—57325
Macon County—72707
Macoupin County—74422
Madison County—1172,142
Marion County—48231
Marshall County—37133
Mason County—34131
Massac County—1522
McDonough County—42209
McHenry County—982,058
McLean County—991,414
Menard County—31106
Mercer County—49179
Monroe County—55280
Montgomery County—50401
Morgan County—62361
Moultrie County—2440
Ogle County—44668
Peoria County—1162,461
Perry County—48234
Piatt County—46267
Pike County—32127
Pope County—719
Pulaski County—1014
Putnam County—2064
Randolph County—46228
Richland County—28116
Rock Island County—51165
Saline County—25182
Sangamon County—88889
Schuyler County—2351
Scott County—2332
Shelby County—33137
St. Clair County—1412,269
Stark County—36109
Stephenson County—37512
Tazewell County—1122,734
Union County—2593
Vermilion County—76587
Wabash County—1130
Warren County—42110
Washington County—36126
Wayne County—1113
White County—2444
Whiteside County—61487
Will County—1305,416
Williamson County—56681
Winnebago County—732,488
Woodford County—68590

A county shows a price once at least 20 of its systems were bought outright.

How much does solar cost in Illinois?

Public records don't include enough Illinois systems bought outright for a state figure. Nationally, homes paid a median $4.10/W installed in 2023–2025.

Who are the most active solar installers in Illinois?

By homes installed since 2023, the most active installers in Illinois are Sunrun, Freedom Forever, Bright Planet Solar, Certasun, CR Solar. Being busiest doesn't make a company the best choice: get several quotes and compare price per watt, equipment and warranty.

Installed prices and installers from public installation records: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s Tracking the Sun (systems installed through 2025) and state program files from California, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Illinois and Oregon, which run into 2026. Prices are in dollars per watt of panel capacity (DC), before rebates and tax credits, for homes that bought their system; leased systems and systems with batteries are left out.