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Solar permits in Las Cruces, NM

Data through September 2026 · updated 20 Oct 2026

432 solar permits were issued in Las Cruces, October 2024 through September 2026: about 216 a year and 3% of all permits. 165 solar permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 38% fewer than the 267 in the 12 months before. The busiest month is October.

432permits issued
165last 12 months
Octbusiest month
$17,470usual declared value
Sep 2026records through

Solar permits by month

Permits issued each month, October 2024 through September 2026.

Oct 2024: 32Oct2024Nov 2024: 20Dec 2024: 23Jan 2025: 24Jan2025Feb 2025: 16Mar 2025: 22Apr 2025: 15May 2025: 16Jun 2025: 22Jul 2025: 20JulAug 2025: 26Sep 2025: 31Oct 2025: 24Nov 2025: 13Dec 2025: 12Jan 2026: 15Jan2026Feb 2026: 7Mar 2026: 8Apr 2026: 16May 2026: 15Jun 2026: 10Jul 2026: 11JulAug 2026: 15Sep 2026: 19
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MonthPermits
Oct 202432
Nov 202420
Dec 202423
Jan 202524
Feb 202516
Mar 202522
Apr 202515
May 202516
Jun 202522
Jul 202520
Aug 202526
Sep 202531
Oct 202524
Nov 202513
Dec 202512
Jan 202615
Feb 20267
Mar 20268
Apr 202616
May 202615
Jun 202610
Jul 202611
Aug 202615
Sep 202619

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When solar permits are filed

By calendar month, 100 = an average month (the thin line). October is the busiest (156), February the quietest (64). A busy month at the permit counter usually means a longer wait for a contractor.

January: 108 (100 = an average month)February: 64 (100 = an average month)March: 83 (100 = an average month)April: 86 (100 = an average month)May: 86 (100 = an average month)June: 89 (100 = an average month)July: 86 (100 = an average month)August: 114 (100 = an average month)September: 139 (100 = an average month)October: 156 (100 = an average month)156November: 92 (100 = an average month)December: 97 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND
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MonthIndex
January108
February64
March83
April86
May86
June89
July86
August114
September139
October156
November92
December97

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What a solar permit is declared at

The value written on the permit at application, from 432 permits with one. Not a quote and not the final bill.

MeasureValue
Usual declared value$17,470
Middle half$12,478–$26,436

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Most active contractors by permits filed

The contractors named on the most solar permits in the City of Las Cruces GIS file, October 2024 through September 2026, with 5 or more each. Share is the part of all 432 solar permits; 97% of them name a contractor we can show. This is volume, not quality: more permits doesn't mean better work. Individuals' names, owner-builders and blanks are left out.

ContractorPermitsShare
Sunforce Solar LLC10625%
Organ Mountain Solar & Electric, LLC6716%
Solar Works Energy LLC6214%
Solar Smart Living, LLC.419%
Sunfire Solar Systems LLC235%
Our World Energy225%
AC Solar & Electric LLC215%
Freedom Forever New Mexico LLC174%
Epex LLC113%
Power Pro Solutions LLC92%

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How these numbers are made

Source: City of Las Cruces GIS, Information_Services map service (Accela feed): BuildingPermits and CertificateOFoccupancy layers, read 20 Oct 2026. We count permits issued October 2024 through September 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out. The city's permit layer carries no permit status, and only building permits get a certificate of occupancy or completion in the public data, so no finished share is shown.

Building, trade, solar, fence, sign and demolition permits the City of Las Cruces issued inside the city limits. Right-of-way, paving, site-improvement and utility permits are left out. Unincorporated Doña Ana County is permitted by the county and is not in this file.

  • The city's permit layer has no status, so we show no finished share.
  • A final date is the date of the certificate of occupancy or certificate of completion the city issued for a building permit (new homes, additions, alterations); electrical, plumbing, mechanical, roofing and solar permits have none, so time to final is shown only for building work.
  • The value is the project valuation on the permit. The city records no value on electrical, plumbing and mechanical permits, so those are left unpriced.
  • Homes are the permits the city files under its Residential project class plus manufactured-home installations. Solar, fence, window and door, and sign permits carry no residential or commercial class, so they count as other property in the homes figures.
  • The layer gives a street address and map point but no ZIP code, so there are no ZIP pages.

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Contractor Records, "Solar permits in Las Cruces, NM", https://contractorrecords.com/las-cruces/solar-permits, data through September 2026, from City of Las Cruces Community Development building-permit records.

Link to a table: By month · Season · Declared value · Most active contractors by permits filed.

Download the tables (CSV): Solar permits by month · Solar permits by calendar month (index) · Solar permits: declared value · Most active contractors by permits filed.

Common questions

  • How many solar permits does Las Cruces issue a year?About 216 a year in Las Cruces: 432 permits issued October 2024 through September 2026, 165 of them in the last 12 months.
  • When do people in Las Cruces file the most solar permits?October (156 against an average month of 100); February is the quietest (64). If you can choose, a quiet month at the permit counter can mean contractors have more room in their schedules.