Solar installations in San Juan County, NM
172 recorded installations in San Juan County, New Mexico — capacity, prices and the installers doing the work.
At a glance
San Juan County, New Mexico has 172 recorded solar installations totalling 1.6 MW of capacity — the 15th-highest count among the 33 New Mexico counties with records, and under 1% of the state total. That is about 0.36% of the county's 48,085 housing units, against 7.2% statewide. The median installed price is $5.18/W before incentives, about 13% above 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 1.8 hail and 0.6 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).
Search every recorded installation in San Juan County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 145 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 119% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.
Most active
Top installers in San Juan County
| # | Installer | Installs here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solar Works Energy | 35 |
| 2 | Sunpro Solar | 17 |
| 3 | Solis Electric | 13 |
| 4 | Titan Solar | 12 |
| 5 | Our World Energy | 10 |
| 6 | Freedom Forever | 10 |
| 7 | Solcius | 9 |
| 8 | Consolidated Solar Tech | 8 |
| 9 | Adt Solar | 8 |
| 10 | King Sun Solarmedallion Plumbing | 5 |
Growth
Installations by year
How does San Juan County compare with the rest of New Mexico?
The median recorded system in San Juan County is 6 kW, roughly in line with the state median of 5.78 kW. 7 systems (4%) of the county's records include battery storage, against 2% statewide. By share of housing units with a recorded system, San Juan County ranks 24th of 29 New Mexico counties with at least 10 installations.
How has solar adoption changed in San Juan County?
The earliest recorded installation in San Juan County dates to 2009. The busiest year on record is 2023, with 51 installations. 2025 has 10 recorded installations so far. The county's cumulative total rose from 44 at the end of 2020 to 172 today. Recent years fill in as state programs and permit offices report, so the latest counts are provisional.
Who installs solar in San Juan County?
Solar Works Energy has the most recorded installations in San Juan County (35, 20% of the county's records). Other active installers here include Sunpro Solar, Solis Electric and Titan Solar. Installers based anywhere in New Mexico are listed in the state installer directory.
Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in San Juan County?
PanelCensus records 172 solar installations in San Juan County, New Mexico (1.6 MW of capacity) — about 0.36% of the county's 48,085 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 San Juan County?
The median installed price for recorded systems in San Juan County is $5.18/W before incentives; the median system is 6 kW. The New Mexico median is $4.59/W.
Who installs solar in San Juan County?
The most active recorded installers in San Juan County are Solar Works Energy (35), Sunpro Solar (17) and Solis Electric (13).
How big is a typical solar system in San Juan County?
The median recorded system in San Juan County is 6 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 San Juan County, New Mexico”, https://panelcensus.com/solar/new-mexico/san-juan-county (data as of October 10, 2026).