Solar installations in Lea County, NM
80 recorded installations in Lea County, New Mexico — capacity, prices and the installers doing the work.
At a glance
Lea County, New Mexico has 80 recorded solar installations totalling 57.3 MW of capacity — the 19th-highest count among the 33 New Mexico counties with records, and under 1% of the state total. That is about 0.28% of the county's 28,125 housing units, against 7.2% statewide. The median installed price is $4.82/W before incentives, roughly in line with the New Mexico median of $4.59/W.
Dataset updated . Sources: LBNL Tracking the Sun + city permit records + state programs + USGS/EIA utility-scale.
Severe-weather exposure: solar sites here have been matched to an average of 8.3 hail (6.5 severe) and 8.3 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).
Search every recorded installation in Lea County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 53 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 151% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.
Most active
Top installers in Lea County
| # | Installer | Installs here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trismart Solar | 20 |
| 2 | Titan Solar | 10 |
| 3 | Freedom Forever | 10 |
| 4 | Gwgs | 5 |
| 5 | Nm Solar Group | 4 |
| 6 | Sunpro Solar | 4 |
| 7 | Solar Usa | 3 |
| 8 | Erus Energy | 3 |
| 9 | Adt Solar | 2 |
| 10 | Lumio Hx | 2 |
Growth
Installations by year
How does Lea County compare with the rest of New Mexico?
The median recorded system in Lea County is 10 kW, about 73% above the state median of 5.78 kW. 1 system (1%) of the county's records include battery storage, against 2% statewide. By share of housing units with a recorded system, Lea County ranks 26th of 29 New Mexico counties with at least 10 installations.
How has solar adoption changed in Lea County?
The earliest recorded installation in Lea County dates to 2011. The busiest year on record is 2023, with 30 installations. 2024 has 4 recorded installations so far. The county's cumulative total rose from 16 at the end of 2019 to 80 today. Recent years fill in as state programs and permit offices report, so the latest counts are provisional.
Who installs solar in Lea County?
Trismart Solar has the most recorded installations in Lea County (20, 25% of the county's records). Other active installers here include Titan Solar, Freedom Forever and Gwgs. Installers based anywhere in New Mexico are listed in the state installer directory.
Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Lea County?
PanelCensus records 80 solar installations in Lea County, New Mexico (57.3 MW of capacity) — about 0.28% of the county's 28,125 housing units (U.S. Census ACS). Coverage depends on New Mexico's public reporting, so the true total is likely higher.
How much does solar cost in Lea County?
The median installed price for recorded systems in Lea County is $4.82/W before incentives; the median system is 10 kW. The New Mexico median is $4.59/W.
Who installs solar in Lea County?
The most active recorded installers in Lea County are Trismart Solar (20), Titan Solar (10) and Freedom Forever (10).
How big is a typical solar system in Lea County?
The median recorded system in Lea County is 10 kW, against 5.8 kW for New Mexico as a whole.
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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.
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 October 10, 2026 — PanelCensus refreshes it as each source publishes new records. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: PanelCensus, “Solar installations in Lea County, New Mexico”, https://panelcensus.com/solar/new-mexico/lea-county (data as of October 10, 2026).