Michigan 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 | Michigan | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Households with a metered rooftop system23,456 systems across 4,516,367 residential accounts | 0.52% | 41st of 51 |
| Average system sizeNational average 6.74 kW | 6.63 kW | 38th of 51 |
| Residential priceDerived average across the state, not a tariff | 19.30¢/kWh | 12th of 51 |
| Consumption per accountWhat a system here is typically sized against | 7,419 kWh/yr | 43rd of 51 |
| Systems with a battery4,316 paired systems | 18.40% | 2nd of 51 |
| Third-party ownedLeased or under a power purchase agreement | 0.2% | 32nd of 51 |
| Five-year growth2,633 systems added in 2024 | 25.1%/yr | 25th of 51 |
| Installed capacityResidential net-metered capacity | 155.4 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 Michigan averaged 19.30¢ per kilowatt-hour in 2024, 12th of 51 and above the national average of 16.48¢. Electricity here is dear by national standards, so self-consumption carries more value than it does in most of the country. Prices and adoption across all 51.
System size and consumption
The average Michigan system was 6.63 kW in 2024, ranking 38th of 51. Households consumed an average of 7,419 kilowatt-hours a year (43rd 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
0.2% of Michigan systems were third-party owned in 2024 — leased or under a power purchase agreement rather than owned by the householder. That is 32nd of 51.
Ownership is genuinely mixed here — you are likely to be shown both purchase and third-party structures. Who claims the federal credit · ownership across all 51.
Battery attachment
18.40% of Michigan solar systems were paired with a battery in 2024, 2nd of 51 — 4,316 paired systems.
Among the highest attachment rates in the country, which normally points to poor export compensation, unreliable supply, or both. Attachment across all 51 · does a battery belong in your project.
Where the market is going
Michigan added 2,633 systems in 2024 and has grown at 25.1% a year over five years, 25th of 51. Where growth has turned.
Solar companies and licensing in Michigan
We checked 30 Michigan solar companies against the state licence register. 13.3% did not hold a current licence at the time of checking — 4 expired.
How to verify a licence before you sign.
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 Michigan have solar?
23,456 residential net-metered systems were recorded in Michigan in 2024, against 4,516,367 residential electricity accounts — 0.52% of households, 41st of 51 jurisdictions. That is a HyreSolar calculation from Form EIA-861.
What size solar system is typical in Michigan?
The average net-metered residential system in Michigan was 6.63 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 Michigan add batteries to solar?
18.40% of Michigan systems were paired with storage in 2024, 2nd of 51. Battery attachment tracks outage frequency and export rules more than it tracks sunshine.
Is Michigan a good state for solar?
On the measures we can compute: residential electricity averages 19.30¢/kWh (12th of 51), households use 7,419 kWh a year (43rd of 51), and 0.52% have installed a system (41st 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.