Power New Mexico with the sun
Green Grid New Mexico unites pueblos, farms, cities and co-ops to build a decentralized clean grid — community solar, storage and smart microgrids from Taos to Las Cruces.
Community solar + storage deployed & in pipeline across 11 counties
Households, farms & small businesses powered and saving 20-35%
CO₂ avoided yearly — equal to 10,500 cars off I-40
Local jobs focus: 340+ trained solar installers & electricians
We are rewiring the Land of Enchantment
Born in Albuquerque in 2018, Green Grid New Mexico started as three engineers and a pueblo youth council with a trailer full of second-hand panels. Today we are a nonprofit cooperative network modernizing the grid from the bottom up.
New Mexico has the second-best sun in America — yet too many rural and tribal communities face outages, high bills and aging lines. We fix that with locally owned solar gardens, resilient microgrids for clinics and schools, and open data for a transparent grid. No distant utility monopoly. Just neighbors powering neighbors.
Our creed: Every rooftop a power plant. Every community a grid operator. Energy as a commons, not a commodity.
From adobe homes to alfalfa farms, we design systems for heat, dust, monsoon and distance. Built for New Mexico, by New Mexicans.
Community Solar Gardens
Subscribe to a nearby solar farm with no roof needed. Save 20-35% on bills, support local ownership, cancel anytime. Ideal for renters in Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Farmington.
Subscribe →Battery + Microgrids
Solar + 4-hour storage keeps clinics, water pumps, schools and senior centers online during Public Safety shutoffs and winter storms.
See microgrids →Agrivoltaics for Farms
Elevated panels over chile, pecan and grazing land cut water evaporation 28% while adding $1,200/acre energy income for Hatch & Mesilla growers.
For farmers →Tribal Energy Sovereignty
Co-designed with 8 pueblos and Navajo chapters: training, ownership transfer, and off-grid systems for remote homes without waiting decades for line extension.
Our partnerships →Smart Grid & VPP
Our open-source GreenGrid OS links thermostats, EVs and batteries into a virtual power plant that shaves peak demand and pays members $180/yr average.
How VPP works →Low-Income Solar Access
With state IRA funds, we cover 100% upfront cost for 2,000 LMI families, plus free weatherization and heat-pump retrofits.
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Sandia Solar Garden
2,800 subscribers, pollinator habitat + sheep grazing under panels.
Taos Mesa Resilience Hub
Solar + wind + 8 MWh storage powers hospital, school & water system islanded 72h.
Navajo Home Light Project
640 off-grid homes electrified with 3kW kits + Starlink monitoring.
Mesilla Valley Virtual Power Plant
1,900 homes with batteries and smart thermostats prevented 14 peak blackouts last summer and earned members $312,000 in grid payments. Our software predicts monsoon cloud cover 48h ahead to pre-charge.
Chile + Solar Double Harvest
On 120 acres in Hatch, bifacial panels 12ft high let tractors pass, shade Hatch chile from 104°F scorch, and cut irrigation 31%. Featured at the 2025 NM State Fair.
Independent audit by UNM Energy Lab 2025. Real meters, real bills, real resilience during heat domes and winter storms.
Average bill drop for LMI subscribers
Microgrid uptime during 2024-25 outages
Apprentices graduated, 78% hired in-state
Clean kWh generated in 2025 alone
⚡ Live grid insight
Today at noon our fleet was exporting 41.2 MW — enough for 32,000 swamp coolers. Peak shaving avoided firing the gas peaker in Bernalillo County for the 89th day this year.
First 5kW install on a community center in Barelas. Potluck, mariachi, one blown inverter.
Signed stewardship agreements with Isleta, Acoma and Zuni. Youth solar corps launches.
Open-source VPP platform goes live. Wins NM Clean Tech Award.
46 gardens, 12 microgrids, first agrivoltaics chile harvest + solar.
22 MW + 30 MWh storage breaking ground. 2,000 free LMI systems goal.
Outage alerts, new gardens opening, policy wins in Santa Fe Roundhouse, and stories from members.
News is charging…
Check back soon for community solar openings and grid stories from across New Mexico.
Do I need a roof or to own my home?
No. 70% of our members are renters or live in apartments, adobe casitas or mobile homes. You subscribe to a share of a nearby solar garden and get credits on your PNM or El Paso Electric bill. No panels on your roof, no credit check for LMI plans.
What happens during an outage or monsoon?
Standard grid-tied members ride through like normal. If you are on a microgrid hub (clinics, schools, designated homes with batteries), you island automatically and stay powered 24-72h. Our batteries pre-charge before storms using weather AI.
How much can I really save?
Average 27% in 2025. Example: $135/mo bill → ~$98/mo. LMI and tribal members with full subsidies save 60-90%. No enrollment fee, cancel with 30 days notice.
Are you a utility? Who owns the panels?
We are a nonprofit cooperative. Each garden is owned 51%+ by local subscribers + pueblo/county trust after year 7. Profits stay in New Mexico for maintenance, scholarships and new gardens.
How do farms and pueblos partner?
We lease land at 2x grazing rates, build agrivoltaics to keep farming, provide paid training and transfer ownership. Contact our partnerships team — response within 3 days.
Claim your share of New Mexico sun
Open enrollment for Doña Ana, Bernalillo & San Juan gardens closes soon. 2-minute check — no obligation, no spam, just clean savings.
✓ Renters welcome ✓ No roof needed ✓ Support in English, Spanish, Diné & Keres
