Alaska solar in numbers, 2024
Every figure below is computed by us from the Form EIA-861 annual files. Ranks are out of 51 jurisdictions, highest first.
| Measure | Alaska | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Households with a metered rooftop system2,706 systems across 298,397 residential accounts | 0.91% | 35th of 51 |
| Average system sizeNational average 6.74 kW | 5.24 kW | 50th of 51 |
| Residential priceDerived average across the state, not a tariff | 24.82¢/kWh | 6th of 51 |
| Consumption per accountWhat a system here is typically sized against | 6,939 kWh/yr | 44th of 51 |
| Systems with a batteryPV-paired storage | — | 50th of 51 |
| Third-party ownedLeased or under a power purchase agreement | — | 42nd of 51 |
| Five-year growth245 systems added in 2024 | 22.9%/yr | 30th of 51 |
| Installed capacityResidential net-metered capacity | 14.2 MW | — |
What the adoption figure means
A thin market. Fewer installers cover it, quotes take longer to assemble, and comparison is harder simply because there is less to compare.
Residential electricity in Alaska averaged 24.82¢ per kilowatt-hour in 2024, 6th of 51 and above the national average of 16.48¢. Among the most expensive residential electricity in the country, which is the strongest single reason adoption rises: what you avoid paying is the value of every kilowatt-hour you use on site. Prices and adoption across all 51.
System size and consumption
The average Alaska system was 5.24 kW in 2024, ranking 50th of 51. Households consumed an average of 6,939 kilowatt-hours a year (44th of 51) — the figure a system here is sized against.
Size your own system from your own kilowatt-hours, not from this average — how to do that.
Who owns the systems
Form EIA-861 records no third-party-ownership split for the 2,706 systems counted in Alaska in 2024. With a market this size the schedule frequently suppresses the split, so we publish nothing rather than infer it. Ask any company directly whether it is selling you ownership or a lease or PPA — the distinction decides who claims the incentives.
Battery attachment
No PV-paired storage figure was recorded against Alaska's 2,706 systems in 2024. That is common where installation counts are low, and it means the honest answer is that we do not know. Whether storage earns its place on your roof turns on your own outage history and export rate, not on a state rate — what a battery actually does.
Where the market is going
Alaska added 245 systems in 2024 and has grown at 22.9% a year over five years, 30th of 51. Where growth has turned.
Solar companies and licensing in Alaska
We found no dedicated state licence register for solar work in Alaska, so we publish no company counts rather than guessing. That is not evidence of light regulation — electrical work is frequently licensed at state or local level even where solar is never named separately.
It does have a practical consequence here. With 2,706 systems in the state and adoption 35th of 51, you are working in a market where a search for "Alaska solar licence" will often return nothing useful, and where the company quoting you may be travelling in from out of state. Ask which licence they hold, in which state, and confirm it with that issuing authority rather than accepting a licence number on a proposal. What to do when the search comes back empty.
Method
Figures are computed by HyreSolar from the Form EIA-861 2024 annual files — net-metered residential systems only, penetration counted against residential accounts, sizes as means. EIA publishes the inputs, not these ratios. Full methodology and the underlying CSV.
None of these figures is an estimate for your property. What to work through before you talk to anyone.
Common questions
How many homes in Alaska have solar?
2,706 residential net-metered systems were recorded in Alaska in 2024, against 298,397 residential electricity accounts — 0.91% of households, 35th of 51 jurisdictions. That is a HyreSolar calculation from Form EIA-861.
What size solar system is typical in Alaska?
The average net-metered residential system in Alaska was 5.24 kW in 2024, against a national average of 6.74 kW. Your own system should be sized from twelve months of your kilowatt-hours and your usable roof, not from a state average.
Do people in Alaska add batteries to solar?
Form EIA-861 recorded no PV-paired storage figure for Alaska in 2024, so we cannot state an attachment rate.
Is Alaska a good state for solar?
On the measures we can compute: residential electricity averages 24.82¢/kWh (6th of 51), households use 6,939 kWh a year (44th of 51), and 0.91% have installed a system (35th of 51). Retail price and export rules move the answer far more than sunshine does, and both are set by your specific utility rather than by the state.
Source: US EIA, Form EIA-861, 2024 final release, retrieved 2 September 2026. Figures marked as a HyreSolar calculation are derived by us and are not official EIA statistics.