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Solar installations in Lincoln County, NM

174 recorded installations in Lincoln 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
0.98%
of 17,768 homes
Installations
174
Total capacity
5.0 MW
Median price
$5.43/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
0%
lease / PPA

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Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 75 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 232% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.

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Growth

Installations by year

YearNewCumulative% homes
2007
1
10.01%
2009
2
30.02%
2010
11
140.08%
2011
4
180.10%
2012
6
240.14%
2013
6
300.17%
2014
12
420.24%
2015
6
480.27%
2016
2
500.28%
2018
5
550.31%
2019
7
620.35%
2020
15
770.43%
2021
24
1010.57%
2022
25
1260.71%
2023
34
1600.90%
2024
9
1690.95%
2025
5
1740.98%

Frequently asked questions

How many homes have solar in Lincoln County?

PanelCensus records 174 solar installations in Lincoln County, New Mexico (5.0 MW of capacity) — about 0.98% of the county's 17,768 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 Lincoln County?

The median installed price for recorded systems in Lincoln County is $5.43/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 6 kW.

Who installs solar in Lincoln County?

The most active recorded installers in Lincoln County are Sunpro Solar, Solar Works Energy, Nrg Renewables.

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.