Off-grid solar guides for New Mexico.
Plain answers on taxes, permitting, sizing, batteries, water, and cost — written from the systems we actually design and install in New Mexico. Every price is dated so you can see how current it is.
Gross Receipts Tax on Solar in New Mexico
How the NMSA § 7-9-112 gross receipts tax deduction works for solar systems in New Mexico, and how to make sure you are not paying tax you do not owe.
Read guide →PNM Net Metering vs Going Off-Grid (2026)
PNM net metering rules in 2026 — monthly charges, kWh banking limits, avoided-cost payouts — and when going fully off-grid makes more sense.
Read guide →Sizing an Off-Grid Solar System for a New Mexico Home
How to size panels, batteries, and inverters for off-grid living in New Mexico: loads, autonomy days, sun hours, and altitude.
Read guide →Solar Well Pumps in New Mexico
What a real solar well pump system looks like in New Mexico: well depths, pump selection, cistern sizing, and what it costs.
Read guide →Off-Grid Permitting and Inspections in New Mexico
CID inspections, county permitting differences, and how solar, well, and septic approvals sequence on New Mexico land.
Read guide →Batteries for Off-Grid Living in New Mexico
How much battery storage an off-grid New Mexico home needs, which chemistries handle cold nights, and what real systems include.
Read guide →Raw Land to Livable: New Mexico Off-Grid Development Checklist
The order of operations for developing raw New Mexico land off-grid: water well, septic, solar, and how to sequence them.
Read guide →What Off-Grid Solar Actually Costs in New Mexico
Real off-grid solar prices in New Mexico as of 2026: DIY kit prices, full installation ranges, the state credit, and what changed when the federal credit ended.
Read guide →How to Choose an Off-Grid Solar Installer in New Mexico
The questions to ask any off-grid solar installer in New Mexico — licensing, taxes, batteries, water — and our own answers to each.
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