Solar installations in Los Alamos County, NM
92 recorded installations in Los Alamos 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.
Severe-weather exposure: solar sites here have been matched to an average of 2 hail and 1 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).
Search every recorded installation in Los Alamos County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 171 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 54% of that (this county is under-reported in public program data). A yardstick, not dated records.
Most active
Top installers in Los Alamos County
| # | Installer | Installs here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Positive Energy | 18 |
| 2 | Our World Energy | 18 |
| 3 | Select Solar | 10 |
| 4 | Ion Solar | 9 |
| 5 | Meraki Installers | 7 |
| 6 | Sunpro Solar | 6 |
| 7 | Nexus Energy Systems | 5 |
| 8 | Nm Solar Group | 4 |
| 9 | Poulin Design Remodeling | 3 |
| 10 | Solcius | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Los Alamos County?
PanelCensus records 92 solar installations in Los Alamos County, New Mexico (647 kW of capacity) — about 1.1% of the county's 8,660 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 Los Alamos County?
The median installed price for recorded systems in Los Alamos County is $4.44/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 6.8 kW.
Who installs solar in Los Alamos County?
The most active recorded installers in Los Alamos County are Positive Energy, Our World Energy, Select 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.