Solar installations in San Miguel County, NM
318 recorded installations in San Miguel County, New Mexico — capacity, prices and the installers doing the work.
At a glance
San Miguel County, New Mexico has 318 recorded solar installations totalling 42.2 MW of capacity — the 9th-highest count among the 33 New Mexico counties with records, and under 1% of the state total. That is about 2.1% of the county's 14,837 housing units, against 7.2% statewide. The median installed price is $5.37/W before incentives, about 17% 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 7.7 hail (4.8 severe) and 2 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).
Search every recorded installation in San Miguel County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 130 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 245% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.
Most active
Top installers in San Miguel County
| # | Installer | Installs here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Energy Concepts | 57 |
| 2 | Positive Energy | 16 |
| 3 | Energy Concepts Nm | 16 |
| 4 | Sunpro Solar | 14 |
| 5 | Consolidated Solar Tech | 7 |
| 6 | Solcius | 6 |
| 7 | Affordable Solar | 6 |
| 8 | Our World Energy | 5 |
| 9 | Solar Works Energy | 4 |
| 10 | Adt Solar | 4 |
Growth
Installations by year
How does San Miguel County compare with the rest of New Mexico?
The median recorded system in San Miguel County is 5.85 kW, roughly in line with the state median of 5.78 kW. 12 systems (4%) of the county's records include battery storage, against 2% statewide. By share of housing units with a recorded system, San Miguel County ranks 10th of 29 New Mexico counties with at least 10 installations.
How has solar adoption changed in San Miguel County?
The earliest recorded installation in San Miguel County dates to 2007. The busiest year on record is 2023, with 51 installations. 2025 has 15 recorded installations so far. The county's cumulative total rose from 140 at the end of 2020 to 318 today. Recent years fill in as state programs and permit offices report, so the latest counts are provisional.
Who installs solar in San Miguel County?
Energy Concepts has the most recorded installations in San Miguel County (57, 18% of the county's records). Other active installers here include Positive Energy, Energy Concepts Nm and Sunpro Solar. Installers based anywhere in New Mexico are listed in the state installer directory.
Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in San Miguel County?
PanelCensus records 318 solar installations in San Miguel County, New Mexico (42.2 MW of capacity) — about 2.1% of the county's 14,837 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 Miguel County?
The median installed price for recorded systems in San Miguel County is $5.37/W before incentives; the median system is 5.9 kW. The New Mexico median is $4.59/W.
Who installs solar in San Miguel County?
The most active recorded installers in San Miguel County are Energy Concepts (57), Positive Energy (16) and Energy Concepts Nm (16).
How big is a typical solar system in San Miguel County?
The median recorded system in San Miguel County is 5.9 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 Miguel County, New Mexico”, https://panelcensus.com/solar/new-mexico/san-miguel-county (data as of October 10, 2026).