Vermont 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 | Vermont | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Households with a metered rooftop system9,193 systems across 323,960 residential accounts | 2.84% | 17th of 51 |
| Average system sizeNational average 6.74 kW | 10.9 kW | 3rd of 51 |
| Residential priceDerived average across the state, not a tariff | 21.90¢/kWh | 10th of 51 |
| Consumption per accountWhat a system here is typically sized against | 6,884 kWh/yr | 45th of 51 |
| Systems with a batteryPV-paired storage | — | 49th of 51 |
| Third-party ownedLeased or under a power purchase agreement | 49.0% | 5th of 51 |
| Five-year growth-664 systems added in 2024 | 1.5%/yr | 51st of 51 |
| Installed capacityResidential net-metered capacity | 100.2 MW | — |
What the adoption figure means
Adoption sits comfortably above the national middle, so there is generally a working installer market to choose between.
Residential electricity in Vermont averaged 21.90¢ per kilowatt-hour in 2024, 10th 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 Vermont system was 10.9 kW in 2024, ranking 3rd of 51. Households consumed an average of 6,884 kilowatt-hours a year (45th 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
49.0% of Vermont systems were third-party owned in 2024 — leased or under a power purchase agreement rather than owned by the householder. That is 5th of 51.
Leases and power purchase agreements are the default way solar is sold here. Read any agreement closely before assuming you will own what goes on your roof. Who claims the federal credit · ownership across all 51.
Battery attachment
No PV-paired storage figure was recorded against Vermont's 9,193 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
Vermont added -664 systems in 2024 and has grown at 1.5% a year over five years, 51st of 51. Where growth has turned.
Solar companies and licensing in Vermont
We found no dedicated state licence register for solar work in Vermont, 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 9,193 systems in the state and adoption 17th of 51, you are working in a market where a search for "Vermont 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 Vermont have solar?
9,193 residential net-metered systems were recorded in Vermont in 2024, against 323,960 residential electricity accounts — 2.84% of households, 17th of 51 jurisdictions. That is a HyreSolar calculation from Form EIA-861.
What size solar system is typical in Vermont?
The average net-metered residential system in Vermont was 10.9 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 Vermont add batteries to solar?
Form EIA-861 recorded no PV-paired storage figure for Vermont in 2024, so we cannot state an attachment rate.
Is Vermont a good state for solar?
On the measures we can compute: residential electricity averages 21.90¢/kWh (10th of 51), households use 6,884 kWh a year (45th of 51), and 2.84% have installed a system (17th 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.