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Solar installations in Colfax County, NM

56 recorded installations in Colfax County, New Mexico — capacity, prices 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
0.58%
of 9,578 homes
Installations
56
Total capacity
50.1 MW
Median price
$5.27/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
0%
lease / PPA

Severe-weather exposure: solar sites here have been matched to an average of 7.7 hail (3.5 severe) and 5.2 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).

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Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 53 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 106% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.

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Growth

Installations by year

YearNewCumulative% homes
2010
1
10.01%
2011
2
30.03%
2012
2
50.05%
2013
5
100.10%
2014
12
220.23%
2015
2
240.25%
2016
1
250.26%
2018
2
270.28%
2020
2
290.30%
2021
9
380.40%
2022
7
450.47%
2023
5
500.52%
2024
4
540.56%
2025
2
560.58%

Frequently asked questions

How many homes have solar in Colfax County?

PanelCensus records 56 solar installations in Colfax County, New Mexico (50.1 MW of capacity) — about 0.58% of the county's 9,578 housing units (U.S. Census ACS). Dataset coverage depends on New Mexico's reporting programs, so the true total is higher.

How much does solar cost in Colfax County?

The median installed price for recorded systems in Colfax County is $5.27/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 6.9 kW.

Who installs solar in Colfax County?

The most active recorded installers in Colfax County are Consolidated Solar Tech, Paradise Power Company, Sunpro Solar.

County assignment is derived from installation ZIP codes via the Census 2020 ZCTA↔county crosswalk (primary county by land-area overlap) — approximate at county boundaries. Market penetration = recorded installations ÷ housing units (U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year, Table B25001); it undercounts where dataset coverage is partial. See methodology.