KEYWORD REPORT United States · Google Web SearchUpdated 2026-10-27
solar panelsSearch volume and trends in the United States
Demand for solar panels peaked in August 2026 at 195,467 estimated searches, 2.7 times the lowest month (December 2025). Of 41 related keywords with an intent label, 71% are tagged informational, 61% commercial and 5% transactional (a keyword can have more than one tag). The largest related searches are install solar panels cost (74,000), solar panel installation (49,500), home solar panel (33,100).
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This keyword onlyInterest over time
United States · Past 12 months
≈1,376,649estimated searches↑+35%vs. previous 12 months
Searches by month
Estimated annual total · 1,320,000 · peak 2026-08
Monthly search figures are estimates.
Seasonality
Average interest by calendar month · last 5 years
Interest by calendar month · last 12 months
Google Ads data
United States · Keyword Planner · last 12 months
Monthly searches246,000
Top-of-page bid$1.50–$14.38
CompetitionIndex 82/100High
Keyword Planner rounds search volumes into ranges, so these figures often differ from the average monthly searches above.
Interest by subregion
United States · Past 12 months · relative interest, 0–100
- 1Wyoming1006,061
- 2Kansas8325,327
- 3Hawaii568,341
- 4Colorado5432,939
- 5California54218,390
- 6Arizona4937,793
- 7Maine486,950
- 8Utah4716,669
- 9New York4795,472
- 10Vermont463,089
Scores compare the share of searches in each region; a small region can rank high with few searches.
Related keywords 46
Monthly volume against SEO difficulty · larger dots have more searches
KD under 30KD 30–59KD 60 and aboveHas a reportLarger dots have more searches
| Keyword | Intent | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| install solar panels costReport | 74,000 | 50 | $5.12 | informational |
| solar panel installationReport | 49,500 | 60 | $9.59 | commercial |
| 33,100 | 53 | $5.02 | commercial | |
| 33,100 | 44 | $4.97 | commercial | |
| 33,100 | 33 | $1.02 | ||
| 33,100 | 47 | $5.02 | informationalcommercial | |
| 27,100 | 53 | $5.02 | commercial | |
| 22,200 | 23 | $0.00 | informational | |
| 18,100 | 49 | $4.31 | informational | |
| 18,100 | 62 | $6.18 | ||
| 14,800 | 43 | $3.94 | informational | |
| 14,800 | 47 | $1.16 | informationalcommercial | |
| 12,100 | 33 | $0.00 | informational | |
| 12,100 | 46 | $0.64 | informational | |
| 12,100 | 29 | $1.11 | informationalcommercial | |
| 9,900 | 61 | $3.34 | informationalcommercial | |
| 9,900 | 48 | $0.47 | informationalcommercial | |
| 9,900 | 29 | $0.39 | informationalcommercial | |
| 9,900 | 43 | $4.69 | informationalcommercial | |
| 8,100 | 26 | $2.84 | ||
| 8,100 | 49 | $0.52 | commercial | |
| 8,100 | 64 | $3.59 | informationalcommercial | |
| 8,100 | 34 | $1.27 | informational | |
| 8,100 | 50 | $3.42 | informational | |
| 8,100 | 38 | $1.11 | informationalcommercial | |
| 8,100 | 35 | $0.96 | informationalcommercial | |
| 8,100 | 37 | $0.56 | navigationalcommercial | |
| 8,100 | 50 | $3.14 | informational | |
| 8,100 | 50 | $9.33 | commercial | |
| 8,100 | 59 | $5.12 | informational | |
| 8,100 | 41 | $12.28 | transactional | |
| 8,100 | 57 | $9.59 | commercial | |
| 8,100 | 40 | $12.20 | transactional | |
| 8,100 | 36 | $0.00 | informational | |
| 8,100 | 44 | $1.87 | ||
| 6,600 | 44 | $5.02 | informationalcommercial | |
| 6,600 | 29 | $0.00 | informational | |
| 6,600 | 44 | $0.46 | informationalcommercial | |
| 6,600 | 29 | $0.00 | informational | |
| 5,400 | 17 | $0.71 | informationalcommercial | |
| 5,400 | 31 | $0.50 | commercial | |
| 5,400 | 37 | $15.79 | ||
| 5,400 | 19 | $3.47 | commercial | |
| 5,400 | 31 | $0.96 | informationalcommercial | |
| 5,400 | 38 | $1.75 | informational | |
| 5,400 | 46 | $3.27 | informationalcommercial |
Top searches
United States · Past 12 months
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Rising searches
United States · Past 12 months
- 1Breakout
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- 3+3,450%
- 4+600%
- 5install solar panels cost+600%
- 6+450%
- 7+450%
- 8+450%
- 9+350%
- 10+190%
Search results
Top organic results
- 1reddit.comreddit.com/r/solar/comments/1lqw1ye/questions_regarding_solar_panels/100
- 2youtube.comyoutube.com/shorts/DdM9BwQC1Gk100
- 3reddit.comreddit.com/r/AfterEffects/comments/1ir9bks/how_do_solar_panels_work/100
- 4instagram.cominstagram.com/reel/DTuG7fND-qb/100
- 5energysage.comenergysage.com/solar-panels/ny/55
- 6youtube.comyoutube.com/watch?v=APOmqOJT2d8100
- 7westlakegov.comwestlakegov.com/building/page/solar-checklist29
- 8consumeraffairs.comconsumeraffairs.com/solar-energy/solar-panel-maintenance.html61
- 9consumerreports.orgconsumerreports.org/home-garden/solar-panels/best-solar-panels-a1766184661/79
- 10chooseenergy.comchooseenergy.com/solar-energy/solar-panels-for-home/48
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