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Solar installations in New Mexico

53,058 recorded installations — prices, growth by year, county breakdown and the installers doing the work.

Dataset updated . Refreshed from LBNL's Tracking the Sun public releases.

Installations
53,058
Total capacity
433.0 MW
Median price
$4.62/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
0%
lease / PPA

Most active

Top installers in New Mexico

#InstallerInstalls in NM
1Positive Energy3,293
2Affordable Solar2,213
3Solar Works Energy1,467
4Consolidated Solar Tech1,438
5Sunpro Solar1,201
6Sunspot Solar Energy1,000
7Nm Solar Group986
8Our World Energy466
9Titan Solar447
10Ion Developer439
11Nrg Renewables416
12Adt Solar370
13Solcius354
14Yellow Bird Services329
15Solar Smart Living303

New Mexico installer directory →

Growth

Installations by year

2005
11
2006
64
2007
72$7.41/W
2008
189$8.97/W
2009
618$7.73/W
2010
1,446$6.76/W
2011
1,816$6.10/W
2012
1,880$5.15/W
2013
1,906$4.50/W
2014
1,945$4.30/W
2015
2,689$4.50/W
2016
3,501$4.50/W
2017
3,507$5.64/W
2018
2,882$7.32/W
2019
3,828$0.95/W
2020
5,166$4.18/W
2021
6,818$4.27/W
2022
7,143$4.54/W
2023
7,545$4.63/W
2024
5$3.40/W

Bars: recorded installs · right column: median $/W that year.

By county

Solar by county in New Mexico

CountyInstallsCapacityMedian $/W
Bernalillo County20,911165.8 MW$4.51/W
Sandoval County7,19858.7 MW$4.61/W
Santa Fe County5,37445.1 MW$5.10/W
Doña Ana County3,27022.2 MW$4.45/W
Valencia County2,23316.2 MW$4.78/W
Otero County1,75714.0 MW$4.44/W
Grant County7678.0 MW$5.14/W
Luna County5353.9 MW$5.21/W
Chaves County2306.3 MW$4.91/W
San Miguel County2201.4 MW$5.40/W
Rio Arriba County1721.2 MW$4.66/W
Eddy County1601.8 MW$4.57/W
Taos County151912 kW$4.91/W
Lincoln County128919 kW$5.35/W
San Juan County1191.2 MW$5.17/W
Sierra County107672 kW$5.25/W
Socorro County82487 kW$4.52/W
Los Alamos County57397 kW$4.49/W
Lea County49788 kW$4.82/W
Torrance County46299 kW$4.91/W
Hidalgo County441.2 MW$4.71/W
Colfax County43287 kW$5.03/W
Curry County41444 kW$4.50/W
McKinley County39271 kW$4.71/W
Cibola County30659 kW$4.68/W
Union County29214 kW$4.16/W
Roosevelt County18205 kW$4.22/W
Mora County14120 kW$6.11/W
Quay County1199 kW$4.25/W

Counties derived from installation ZIP codes (Census ZCTA crosswalk) — approximate at boundaries. Counties with fewer than 50 recorded installs are shown but not indexed.

Frequently asked questions

How many solar installations are there in New Mexico?

LBNL's Tracking the Sun dataset records 53,058 residential and small-commercial solar installations in New Mexico, totalling 433.0 MW of capacity. (Coverage depends on the state's reporting programs, so actual totals are higher.)

How much does solar cost per watt in New Mexico?

The median installed price across priced systems in New Mexico is $4.62/W pre-incentive. Year-by-year medians are shown on this page.

Who are the biggest solar installers in New Mexico?

Positive Energy has the most recorded installations in New Mexico (3,293), followed by Affordable Solar (2,213).