r/solar peaks Wednesdays 6pm-8pm UTC
r/solar was created on December 21, 2008, making it 17 years and 6 months old and one of the earliest subreddits on Reddit. With 198,135 members, this is a mid-size community that has built a substantial following and typically sees consistent daily activity.
r/solar is steadily growing, with 1,581 new members in the last 30 days.
r/solar shows moderate engagement relative to its size, with an average of 99.5 upvotes per post across its 198,135 members. The community is moderately discussion-oriented, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.31. To reach the Hot section of r/solar, posts typically need at least 1 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/solar receive an average of 30.7 comments, indicating a community with a healthy balance between content appreciation and active discussion. Members regularly engage with posts through both upvotes and comments.
Based on an analysis of 82 top posts from the past week, Wednesday is the most active day with 17 posts reaching the top, while Saturday sees the least activity with 7 posts. Weekday activity is higher than weekends, suggesting a more professionally-oriented community.
The peak posting hours are around 6pm UTC (13 posts), 9pm UTC (9 posts), and 8pm UTC (7 posts). The quietest hours are 6am UTC, 7pm UTC, and 4am UTC, with only 1-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (10), Tuesday (14), Wednesday (17), Thursday (11), Friday (15), Saturday (7), Sunday (8) posts reaching the top.
r/solar currently has 198,135 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 1,581 members (0.8%), averaging 53 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/solar in the top 4% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/solar has gained 5,760 subscribers (2.99%). Since tracking began 690 days ago, the community has added 44,829 total subscribers. Growth has been accelerating recently compared to the longer-term trend.
r/solar is steadily growing, with 1,581 new members in the last 30 days.
r/solar has 198,135 subscribers as of July 2026.
The best time to post on r/solar is Wednesdays 6pm-8pm UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/solar is steadily growing, with 1,581 new members in the last 30 days.
r/solar was created on December 21, 2008, making it 17 years old.
Posts on r/solar typically need at least 1 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/solar is a Reddit community with 198,135 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "Discussion of solar photovoltaic systems, modules, the solar energy business, solar power production, utility-scale, commercial rooftop, residential, off-grid systems and more. Solar..." The best time to post on r/solar is Wednesdays 6pm-8pm UTC. Posts receive an average of 99.5 upvotes and 30.7 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 1. The subreddit is adding approximately 53 new members each day. Founded 17 years ago, r/solar is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,361 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-06-30 10:01:52