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Solar installations in New Mexico

68,507 recorded installations — prices, growth by year, county breakdown and the installers doing the work.

Dataset updated . Sources: LBNL Tracking the Sun + city permit records + state programs + USGS/EIA utility-scale.

Homes with solar
7.2%
of 949,524 homes
Installations
68,507
Total capacity
2.3 GW
Median price
$4.51/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
0%
lease / PPA

Most active

Top installers in New Mexico

#InstallerInstalls in NM
1Positive Energy4,079
2Affordable Solar2,884
3Solar Works Energy2,297
4Consolidated Solar Tech1,440
5Our World Energy1,343
6Sunpro Solar1,201
7Nm Solar Group1,039
8Sunspot Solar Energy1,008
9Ion Solar871
10Titan Solar605
11Nrg Renewables567
12Freedom Forever466
13Solcius460
14Solar Smart Living410
15Adt Solar383

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Growth

Installations by year

YearNewCumulative% homes
2005
12
410.00%
2006
68
1090.01%
2007
75
1840.02%
2008
192
3760.04%
2009
630
1,0060.11%
2010
1,490
2,4960.26%
2011
2,055
4,5510.48%
2012
2,158
6,7090.71%
2013
2,186
8,8950.94%
2014
2,228
11,1231.17%
2015
2,848
13,9711.47%
2016
3,519
17,4901.84%
2017
3,559
21,0492.22%
2018
2,901
23,9502.52%
2019
3,898
27,8482.93%
2020
6,156
34,0043.58%
2021
8,374
42,3784.46%
2022
8,855
51,2335.40%
2023
9,637
60,8706.41%
2024
4,090
64,9606.84%
2025
3,528
68,4887.21%
2026
9
68,4977.21%

New installs per year and the running cumulative total, plus % of homes with solar (ACS housing units).

By county

Solar by county in New Mexico

CountyInstalls% homesCapacityMedian $/W
Bernalillo County33,71711.2%496.0 MW$4.34/W
Sandoval County11,71819.6%247.2 MW$4.56/W
Santa Fe County8,19210.5%87.7 MW$5.01/W
Doña Ana County3,9014.3%77.9 MW$4.40/W
Valencia County3,59811.8%105.9 MW$4.71/W
Otero County2,5317.8%57.1 MW$4.44/W
Grant County1,1938.1%11.9 MW$5.19/W
Luna County7666.6%121.1 MW$5.20/W
San Miguel County3182.1%42.2 MW$5.39/W
Chaves County2580.96%233.4 MW$4.92/W
Rio Arriba County2021.0%130.8 MW$4.67/W
Eddy County1930.72%33.0 MW$4.63/W
Taos County1760.83%32.8 MW$4.99/W
Lincoln County1740.98%5.0 MW$5.43/W
San Juan County1720.36%1.6 MW$5.18/W
Sierra County1301.6%1.9 MW$5.28/W
Socorro County991.3%613 kW$4.49/W
Los Alamos County921.1%647 kW$4.44/W
Lea County800.28%57.3 MW$4.82/W
Hidalgo County773.5%1.5 MW$4.75/W
Curry County670.32%3.2 MW$4.55/W
McKinley County620.25%10.2 MW$4.72/W
Torrance County620.86%414 kW$5.15/W
Colfax County560.58%50.1 MW$5.27/W
Cibola County410.37%93.8 MW$4.88/W
Union County391.9%300 kW$4.16/W
Roosevelt County240.28%271 kW$4.07/W
Mora County230.78%175 kW$7.00/W
Quay County130.24%32.1 MW$4.22/W
Catron Countylimited90.27%50 kW$7.31/W
De Baca Countylimited30.26%14 kW$6.98/W
Guadalupe Countylimited20.09%7 kW$8.23/W
Harding Countylimited10.20%13 kW$5.66/W

Counties derived from installation ZIP codes (Census ZCTA crosswalk) — approximate at boundaries. Counties marked limited have under 10 recorded installs, so their medians and penetration are indicative only. % homes = recorded installs ÷ housing units (U.S. Census ACS 5-Year, B25001).

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Hardware

Top solar equipment in New Mexico

#Panel manufacturerSystems
1First Solar16
2HYUNDAI ENERGY SOLUTIONS CO., LTD.5
3SunPower5
4CSI Solar Co., Ltd.3
5Schott Solar3
6LG Electronics Inc.2
7Schuco USA2
8SolarWorld2
#Inverter manufacturerSystems
1Enphase Energy Inc.7

From recorded equipment on New Mexico systems (Tracking the Sun + state/permit data); counts are systems where the manufacturer is known.

Developers

Top solar developers in New Mexico

#DeveloperSystems
1DESERT SUN LLC -200
2ACH->AFFORDABLE SOLAR INSTALLATION, INC - BLAKE RICHARDS147
3ACH->AFFORDABLE SOLAR INSTALLATION, INC - JAMES BALL142
4ACH->DESERT SUN LLC -112
5ACH->POSITIVE ENERGY, INC. - MAUREEN DRUMMOND85
6ACH->AFFORDABLE SOLAR INSTALLATION, INC - ORLANDO MARTINEZ50
7SACRED POWER CORPORATION - ODES AMIJO CASTER31
8ACH->CONSOLIDATED SOLAR TECH LLC - JERRY MOSHER/GILBERT MADRID31

Developer/EPC named on the permit or program record — often the same firm as the installer.

Frequently asked questions

How many solar installations are there in New Mexico?

PanelCensus records 68,507 solar installations in New Mexico, totalling 2.3 GW of capacity — about 7.2% of the state's 949,524 housing units (U.S. Census ACS) — compiled from LBNL's Tracking the Sun, city permit records, state programs and USGS/EIA utility-scale data. (Coverage depends on what the state publishes, 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 $4.51/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 (4,079), followed by Affordable Solar (2,884).