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Solar installations in Doña Ana County, NM

3,901 recorded installations in Doña Ana 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
4.3%
of 91,402 homes
Installations
3,901
Total capacity
77.9 MW
Median price
$4.40/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
0%
lease / PPA

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Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 3,893 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 100% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.

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Growth

Installations by year

YearNewCumulative% homes
2009
47
470.05%
2010
135
1820.20%
2011
227
4090.45%
2012
399
8080.88%
2013
376
1,1841.29%
2014
269
1,4531.59%
2015
238
1,6911.85%
2016
67
1,7581.92%
2018
1
1,7591.92%
2020
315
2,0742.27%
2021
367
2,4412.67%
2022
484
2,9253.20%
2023
523
3,4483.77%
2024
270
3,7184.07%
2025
183
3,9014.27%

Frequently asked questions

How many homes have solar in Doña Ana County?

PanelCensus records 3,901 solar installations in Doña Ana County, New Mexico (77.9 MW of capacity) — about 4.3% of the county's 91,402 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 Doña Ana County?

The median installed price for recorded systems in Doña Ana County is $4.40/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 5.9 kW.

Who installs solar in Doña Ana County?

The most active recorded installers in Doña Ana County are Sunspot Solar Energy, Nrg Renewables, Positive Energy.

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.