Solar installations in Santa Fe County, NM
8,192 recorded installations in Santa Fe County, New Mexico — capacity, prices and the installers doing the work.
At a glance
Santa Fe County, New Mexico has 8,192 recorded solar installations totalling 87.7 MW of capacity — the 3rd-highest count among the 33 New Mexico counties with records, and 12% of the state total. That is about 10.5% of the county's 77,686 housing units, against 7.2% statewide. The median installed price is $5.01/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.
Search every recorded installation in Santa Fe County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 2,906 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 282% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.
Most active
Top installers in Santa Fe County
| # | Installer | Installs here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Positive Energy | 1,594 |
| 2 | Affordable Solar | 260 |
| 3 | Consolidated Solar Tech | 186 |
| 4 | Ion Solar | 145 |
| 5 | Sol Luna Solar | 121 |
| 6 | Solar Works Energy | 89 |
| 7 | Our World Energy | 78 |
| 8 | Sunpro Solar | 69 |
| 9 | Amenergy | 63 |
| 10 | Nm Solar Group | 55 |
Growth
Installations by year
How does Santa Fe County compare with the rest of New Mexico?
The median recorded system in Santa Fe County is 5.1 kW, about 12% below the state median of 5.78 kW. 216 systems (3%) of the county's records include battery storage, against 2% statewide. By share of housing units with a recorded system, Santa Fe County ranks 4th of 29 New Mexico counties with at least 10 installations.
How has solar adoption changed in Santa Fe County?
The earliest recorded installation in Santa Fe County dates to 2001. The busiest year on record is 2023, with 1,046 installations. 2025 has 522 recorded installations so far. The county's cumulative total rose from 4,512 at the end of 2020 to 8,192 today. Recent years fill in as state programs and permit offices report, so the latest counts are provisional.
Who installs solar in Santa Fe County?
Positive Energy has the most recorded installations in Santa Fe County (1,594, 19% of the county's records). Other active installers here include Affordable Solar, Consolidated Solar Tech and Ion Solar. Installers based anywhere in New Mexico are listed in the state installer directory.
Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Santa Fe County?
PanelCensus records 8,192 solar installations in Santa Fe County, New Mexico (87.7 MW of capacity) — about 10.5% of the county's 77,686 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 Santa Fe County?
The median installed price for recorded systems in Santa Fe County is $5.01/W before incentives; the median system is 5.1 kW. The New Mexico median is $4.59/W.
Who installs solar in Santa Fe County?
The most active recorded installers in Santa Fe County are Positive Energy (1,594), Affordable Solar (260) and Consolidated Solar Tech (186).
How big is a typical solar system in Santa Fe County?
The median recorded system in Santa Fe County is 5.1 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 Santa Fe County, New Mexico”, https://panelcensus.com/solar/new-mexico/santa-fe-county (data as of October 10, 2026).