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Affordable Solar

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Solar installer based in New Mexico · active in 8 states · installer record #495 resolved from 3,221 public installation records.

At a glance

Affordable Solar is a solar installer with 3,221 recorded installations totalling 28.3 MW, dated 2002 to 2025. Its records are concentrated in New Mexico (90%), where it ranks 2nd of 150 profiled installers by volume and 146th of 10,536 nationally. The median installed price across 3,111 priced systems is $4.06/W before incentives.

Recorded installs
3,221
Total capacity
28.3 MW
DC nameplate
Median system
6.2 kW
≈ $25,704
Median price
$4.06/W
pre-incentive · 3,111 priced
Third-party owned
1%
lease / PPA
Battery attach
0%
First recorded
2002
Last recorded
2025

Track record

Install volume by year

2002
2$7.84/W
2003
3$7.84/W
2004
10$6.15/W
2005
12$5.85/W
2006
15$6.29/W
2007
16$6.66/W
2010
74$5.81/W
2011
139$5.60/W
2012
181$4.92/W
2013
206$4.01/W
2014
254$3.75/W
2015
190$4.19/W
2016
91$4.10/W
2017
3$3.25/W
2018
3$1.73/W
2019
4$1.41/W
2020
222$3.62/W
2021
259$3.76/W
2022
461$3.85/W
2023
447$4.12/W
2024
274$4.13/W
2025
364$3.94/W

Bars: recorded installs · right column: this installer's median $/W that year.

Latest records

Most recent recorded installs

DateLocationSizePriceOwnership
Dec 31, 2025Albuquerque, NM4.4 kW$18,872Host-owned
Dec 31, 2025Santa Fe, NM5.7 kW$23,881Host-owned
Dec 30, 2025Albuquerque, NM8.8 kW$32,268Host-owned
Dec 26, 2025Albuquerque, NM4.4 kW$15,586Host-owned
Dec 26, 2025Albuquerque, NM5.7 kW$23,475Host-owned
Dec 24, 2025Los Lunas, NM3.5 kW$15,644Host-owned
Dec 23, 2025Santa Fe, NM14.3 kW$50,264Host-owned
Dec 23, 2025Corrales, NM15 kW$52,861Host-owned
Dec 23, 2025Tijeras, NM3.5 kW$15,653Host-owned
Dec 23, 2025Albuquerque, NM7 kW$28,723Host-owned

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Service geography

New Mexico
2,884
California
333
Arizona
3
Texas
3
Connecticut
2
Florida
2
Pennsylvania
2
Wisconsin
2

Busiest cities

Albuquerque, NM 1,695Rio Rancho, NM 259Santa Fe, NM 201Corrales, NM 104Red Bluff, CA 83Los Lunas, NM 76Placitas, NM 73Tijeras, NM 55

Record

Installer ID
PC-495
First recorded install
Aug 28, 2002
Last recorded install
Dec 31, 2025
Priced records
3,111

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How does Affordable Solar compare with other installers in New Mexico?

By recorded installations Affordable Solar ranks 2nd among the 150 installers based in New Mexico with five or more records. Its median price of $4.06/W is about 12% below the New Mexico median of $4.59/W (the installer's median covers every state it works in). Its median system, 6.2 kW, is roughly in line with the state median of 5.8 kW. under 1% of its recorded installations are third-party owned (lease or power-purchase agreement), against under 1% across New Mexico. under 1% include battery storage, compared with 2% of New Mexico records. Installers of similar recorded volume in New Mexico include Positive Energy (4,085), Solar Works Energy (2,297) and Consolidated Solar Tech (1,441).

How has Affordable Solar's installation volume changed?

Affordable Solar's earliest dated installation on record is from 2002. It has recorded installations in 22 calendar years. The busiest year was 2022, with 461 installations. 2025, its latest year with records, has 364. Its median price per watt moved from $7.84/W in 2002 to $3.94/W in 2025. The most recent recorded installation is dated Dec 31, 2025.

Where does Affordable Solar install solar?

Recorded installations span 8 states: New Mexico (2,884, 90%), California (333, 10%), Arizona (3, under 1%) and Texas (3, under 1%). The cities with the most of its installations are Albuquerque, NM (1,695), Rio Rancho, NM (259), Santa Fe, NM (201), Corrales, NM (104) and Red Bluff, CA (83).

Frequently asked questions

How many solar installations has Affordable Solar completed?

PanelCensus records 3,221 installations by Affordable Solar, from Aug 28, 2002 to Dec 31, 2025, totalling 28.3 MW of capacity. Public reporting varies by state, so the company's true total may be higher.

What does Affordable Solar charge for solar?

The median installed price across 3,111 priced systems is $4.06/W before incentives (median system 6.2 kW, about $25,704). The New Mexico median is $4.59/W.

Where does Affordable Solar install solar?

Recorded installs span 8 states, led by New Mexico (2,884), California (333) and Arizona (3). Its busiest city is Albuquerque, NM.

Is Affordable Solar still installing solar?

The most recent installation attributed to Affordable Solar in the public records is dated Dec 31, 2025; 2025 has 364 recorded installations. Records reach PanelCensus months to a couple of years after installation, so recent activity may not appear yet.

Does Affordable Solar install leased or PPA solar systems?

21 recorded installations by Affordable Solar (under 1%) are third-party owned — a lease or power-purchase agreement; across New Mexico the share is under 1%.

Does Affordable Solar install battery storage?

7 recorded installations by Affordable Solar (under 1%) include a battery.

Related installers and places

Dataset updated . Sources: LBNL Tracking the Sun + permit and program records; installer resolved by exact-normalized name matching.

About this data

Source: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's Tracking the Sun, merged with city permit records, state incentive programs and the USGS U.S. Large-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Database / EIA-860 plant registers, as published September 21, 2026 — PanelCensus refreshes it as each source publishes new records. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: PanelCensus, “Affordable Solar, solar installer (New Mexico)”, https://panelcensus.com/installers/new-mexico/affordable-solar-495 (data as of September 21, 2026).