Idaho solar leads
Idaho has the highest share of single-family detached homes of any state, 73.8% of housing units in the Census Bureau’s 2020-2024 ACS, and the EIA reports that solar supplied 9% of in-state generation in 2025. Summit Leads supplies solar leads in Idaho by real-time ping/post, with filters and routing agreed during onboarding.
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Idaho facts for solar lead buyers
| Fact | Value Source |
|---|---|
| Detached single-family homes, share of housing units | 73.8% (586,652 of 795,014 housing units), the highest of the 50 states (ACS 5-year 2020-2024, table B25024)Table B25024, Units in Structure: Idaho (ACS 5-Year 2020-2024) U.S. Census Bureau |
| Owner-occupied single-family detached homes | 458,764, or 89.2% of 514,361 owner-occupied homes (ACS 5-year 2020-2024, table B25032)Table B25032, Tenure by Units in Structure: Idaho (ACS 5-Year 2020-2024) U.S. Census Bureau |
| Small-scale solar PV capacity, July 2026 | 205.0 MW (EIA estimate, July 2026), the 36th highest of the 49 states with an EIA estimateElectric Power Monthly, Table 6.2.B: Net Summer Capacity Using Primarily Renewable Energy Sources and by State U.S. Energy Information Administration |
| Small-scale solar change, July 2025 to July 2026 | Up 17.7 MW, or 9.5%, from 187.3 MW in July 2025 (EIA estimates)Electric Power Monthly, Table 6.2.B: Net Summer Capacity Using Primarily Renewable Energy Sources and by State U.S. Energy Information Administration |
| Solar resource in Boise, the largest city | 5.19 kWh per square meter per day on a fixed, south-facing array tilted 20 degrees (PVWatts version 8, typical-year data, checked October 9, 2026)PVWatts Calculator (version 8): Boise, Idaho National Laboratory of the Rockies (formerly NREL) |
| Average residential electricity price, 2024 | 11.52 cents per kWh, the second lowest of the 50 states (EIA Form EIA-861 data, 2024)Electric Power Annual, Table 2.10: Average Price of Electricity to Ultimate Customers by End-Use Sector, by State U.S. Energy Information Administration |
| Average residential electricity price, 2023 | 11.05 cents per kWh (EIA Form EIA-861 data, 2023)Electric Power Annual, Table 2.10: Average Price of Electricity to Ultimate Customers by End-Use Sector, by State U.S. Energy Information Administration |
| Solar share of in-state net generation, 2025 | 9%, with more than four-fifths of solar PV generation from utility-scale plants (EIA state profile, updated July 16, 2026)Idaho State Profile and Energy Estimates: Analysis (last updated July 16, 2026) U.S. Energy Information Administration |
| Renewable share of in-state generation, 2025 | About 73%, including small-scale solar, the fourth highest of any state; most of it hydropower (EIA state profile, updated July 16, 2026)Idaho State Profile and Energy Estimates: Analysis (last updated July 16, 2026) U.S. Energy Information Administration |
| First utility-scale solar generation | 2016, when three solar facilities came online (EIA state profile, updated July 16, 2026)Idaho State Profile and Energy Estimates: Analysis (last updated July 16, 2026) U.S. Energy Information Administration |
| Residential share of electricity sales, 2025 | 37%, the largest of any sector, ahead of industrial at 36% (EIA state profile, updated July 16, 2026)Idaho State Profile and Energy Estimates: Analysis (last updated July 16, 2026) U.S. Energy Information Administration |
| Ada County owner-occupied detached homes | 131,754, or 91.9% of 143,399 owner-occupied homes, the most of any Idaho county (ACS 5-year 2020-2024, table B25032)Table B25032, Tenure by Units in Structure: Idaho counties (ACS 5-Year 2020-2024) U.S. Census Bureau |
Last reviewed: October 9, 2026. A summary for education, not legal advice.
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Idaho’s installed small-scale solar
The EIA estimates small-scale solar (behind-the-meter systems under 1 MW) for each state every month. In the Electric Power Monthly, Table 6.2.B, Idaho reached 205.0 MW in July 2026, up 17.7 MW from 187.3 MW in July 2025, a gain of 9.5%. By total capacity, Idaho ranked 36th of the 49 states with an EIA estimate in July 2026.
| Month | Capacity (MW) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| July 2025 | 187.3 | EIA EPM Table 6.2.B, July 2025 |
| July 2026 | 205.0 | EIA EPM Table 6.2.B, July 2026 |
Set against Idaho’s housing, the number is modest: the state has the highest share of detached houses in the country but a mid-to-low rooftop solar total. For a buyer, it means a smaller base of existing systems to service than the housing alone might suggest. It is a capacity figure, not a measure of how many homeowners are asking for quotes.
How much sun Boise rooftops get
Boise is Idaho’s largest city in the Census Bureau’s July 1, 2025 estimates. The PVWatts calculator, originally from NREL and now operated by the National Laboratory of the Rockies, puts the solar radiation reaching an array there at 5.19 kWh per square meter per day (checked October 9, 2026).
Method: the PVWatts version 8 default array, fixed on an open rack, facing south with a 20-degree tilt, at Boise’s Census gazetteer location, run on the National Solar Radiation Database typical year. The panhandle around Coeur d’Alene and steeper or shaded roofs will see different values; the figure compares states on one basis and does not forecast a specific system.
Idaho residential electricity price
Here is the EIA’s statewide average residential price for Idaho in the two latest annual tables, listed as a sourced fact only.
| Year | Cents per kWh | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 11.05 | EIA Electric Power Annual, Table 2.10 |
| 2024 | 11.52 | EIA Electric Power Annual, Table 2.10 |
Where solar fits in Idaho’s power supply
The EIA’s Idaho state profile (last updated July 16, 2026; checked October 9, 2026) describes a grid led by hydropower. In 2025, renewable sources generated about 73% of the electricity made in Idaho, counting customer-sited small-scale solar, the fourth highest renewable share of any state. Hydropower supplied nearly half of generation, natural gas 27% and wind 15%.
Solar is newer. The EIA profile says Idaho’s first utility-scale solar plants came online in 2016, and that solar of all kinds supplied 9% of the state’s net generation in 2025, with more than four-fifths of the solar PV output coming from utility-scale plants rather than rooftops. The residential sector took 37% of Idaho’s electricity sales in 2025, the largest share of any sector.
For a buyer, these facts set the context an Idaho installer works in: a utility supply already mostly renewable, with rooftop systems a small part of the solar total.
Idaho leads the states in detached houses
No state has a larger share of single-family detached homes. In the Census Bureau’s table B25024 (ACS 5-year 2020-2024), 586,652 of Idaho’s 795,014 housing units are detached houses, 73.8%. Table B25032 counts 458,764 owner-occupied detached homes, or 89.2% of the state’s 514,361 owner-occupied homes.
Housing age is covered on Idaho window replacement leads, and heating fuels on Idaho HVAC leads, so they are left off this page.
Idaho counties with the most owner-occupied detached homes
Ten Idaho counties ranked by owner-occupied single-family detached homes, with all owner-occupied homes and the detached share, from ACS 5-year 2020-2024, table B25032 by county. The table is about housing; it does not show where leads come from.
| County | Owner-occupied detached homes | Owner-occupied homes | Detached share of owner homes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ada | 131,754 | 143,399 | 91.9% | ACS 2020-2024, B25032 (county) |
| Canyon | 59,600 | 65,016 | 91.7% | ACS 2020-2024, B25032 (county) |
| Kootenai | 44,884 | 50,734 | 88.5% | ACS 2020-2024, B25032 (county) |
| Bonneville | 28,517 | 31,697 | 90.0% | ACS 2020-2024, B25032 (county) |
| Twin Falls | 21,931 | 24,488 | 89.6% | ACS 2020-2024, B25032 (county) |
| Bannock | 20,699 | 23,353 | 88.6% | ACS 2020-2024, B25032 (county) |
| Bonner | 13,198 | 15,877 | 83.1% | ACS 2020-2024, B25032 (county) |
| Bingham | 11,264 | 12,987 | 86.7% | ACS 2020-2024, B25032 (county) |
| Nez Perce | 10,545 | 12,164 | 86.7% | ACS 2020-2024, B25032 (county) |
| Latah | 7,774 | 9,549 | 81.4% | ACS 2020-2024, B25032 (county) |
Ada and Canyon, the two Treasure Valley counties around Boise, together hold 191,354 owner-occupied detached homes in the 2020-2024 ACS, and both are above 91% detached. Latah (81.4%) and Bonner (83.1%) have the lowest shares in the ten.
Reading Idaho’s numbers as a solar buyer
The housing and energy data above add up to three practical points for Idaho coverage:
- Housing type is rarely the limit. With 73.8% of all housing units detached in the 2020-2024 ACS, housing type narrows an Idaho ZIP code list less than in any other state.
- One valley holds much of the market. Ada and Canyon counties account for 191,354 owner-occupied detached homes in the 2020-2024 county table, so a buyer can start in the Treasure Valley and add regional centers.
- Rooftop is a small slice of Idaho solar. The EIA profile attributes more than four-fifths of 2025 solar PV generation to utility-scale plants, so rooftop systems are a small part of the state’s solar output.
None of these points counts leads or homeowner requests. They describe the houses, the grid and the solar already built in Idaho.
How Idaho solar buyers filter leads
Solar buyers typically filterFilterA rule that decides which leads a buyer is offered, based on fields such as vertical, sub-type, state, ZIP code, homeownership or accident details. Glossary on four fields from the lead. In Idaho, each one connects to the data above:
- Homeowner status: owners decide on a roof system; see the owner-occupied detached homes above.
- Project type: the kind of solar project the homeowner asked about, in general terms; the exact options are set when the solar form is finalized.
- Timeframe: whether the homeowner wants to install soon or is still comparing options.
- ZIP code: buyers choose ZIP codes their crews can reach, often starting in the Treasure Valley counties.
The filters for Idaho solar leads are agreed with each buyer during onboarding. Exclusive or shared routing for solar leads is agreed with each buyer during onboarding. Field names are on the sample solar lead.
Where buyers filter in Idaho
Idaho’s solar market is spread over six metro areas, from the Treasure Valley to the panhandle and the Snake River Plain. Their July 1, 2025 Census Bureau estimates follow; Lewiston’s figure includes its Washington county. Each buyer’s coverage area is agreed during onboarding, inside these metro areas or outside them.
- Boise City: 864,243 (July 1, 2025 estimate)
- Coeur d’Alene: 191,864 (July 1, 2025 estimate)
- Idaho Falls: 173,851 (July 1, 2025 estimate)
- Twin Falls: 123,901 (July 1, 2025 estimate)
- Pocatello: 91,591 (July 1, 2025 estimate)
- Lewiston, ID-WA: 65,450 (July 1, 2025 estimate, whole metro area)
Source: Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Area population estimates, Vintage 2025 (cbsa-est2025-alldata), U.S. Census Bureau.
Consent records for Idaho solar leads
Each Idaho solar lead carries the TCPATCPAThe Telephone Consumer Protection Act, the federal law that governs telemarketing calls and texts, autodialers, prerecorded voice messages and the Do Not Call Registry. Glossary consent record captured on the form. Idaho’s calling rules are summarized under Idaho in the state telemarketing laws table, and leads in Idaho covers the other lead types Summit handles in the state.
Idaho solar lead questions
Which state has the highest share of detached single-family homes?
Idaho, at 73.8% of housing units (586,652 of 795,014) in the Census Bureau’s ACS 5-year estimates for 2020-2024 (table B25024).
How much of Idaho’s electricity came from solar in 2025?
About 9% of in-state net generation, according to the EIA’s Idaho state profile, with more than four-fifths of solar PV output from utility-scale plants.
How fast did Idaho’s rooftop solar capacity grow in the year to July 2026?
By 17.7 MW, or 9.5%, to an estimated 205.0 MW in July 2026, in the EIA’s Electric Power Monthly, Table 6.2.B.
Which Idaho counties have the most owner-occupied detached homes?
Ada (131,754), Canyon (59,600) and Kootenai (44,884), in the ACS 5-year county data for 2020-2024 (table B25032).
Can Idaho solar leads be restricted to the ZIP codes a buyer serves?
Coverage and filters are agreed with each buyer during onboarding; email us the ZIP codes you want covered.
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