From July 2025 through June 2026, more than half of New Mexico’s electricity consumption—about 55%—was supplied by low-carbon sources, while fossil sources accounted for about 46%. Wind was the largest clean source, supplying roughly 36% of electricity, followed by solar at 18%. Solar’s contribution included about 16% from utility-scale installations and 2% from behind-the-meter systems, such as rooftop panels. On the fossil side, gas supplied about 24% and coal about 21%. New Mexico therefore has a strong clean-electricity foundation, but fossil fuels still supply a substantial share, contributing to climate change and air pollution.

Is Electricity Growing in New Mexico?

Electricity consumption is growing strongly in New Mexico. The latest 2026 figure reached about 20,940 kWh per person, exceeding the previous record of roughly 19,010 kWh in 2024 by about 1,930 kWh per person, or 10%. Low-carbon electricity generation also reached a new high of approximately 11,460 kWh per person, surpassing the 2025 record by about 1,400 kWh per person, or 14%. This faster growth in clean generation is encouraging: expanding low-carbon electricity can support electrification and rising demand from activities such as AI while reducing dependence on fossil generation.

Suggestions

New Mexico can build on its existing strengths by expanding both wind and solar electricity generation, while considering nuclear power as another major source of clean electricity. Nearby examples are particularly useful: the US state of Nevada generates 35% of its electricity from solar, and the US state of California generates 31%, showing scope to increase New Mexico’s current 18% solar share. For wind, the US state of Kansas generates almost half of its electricity from this source, while the US state of Iowa reaches 57%. Nuclear offers a complementary path: the neighboring US state of Arizona generates a quarter of its electricity from nuclear, while France generates about two-thirds. These regions provide valuable examples for building a larger, diversified low-carbon electricity supply.

History

The available history from 2024 through 2026 shows uneven but ultimately encouraging growth in New Mexico’s low-carbon electricity generation. Wind generation increased by 0.2 TWh in 2024, then fell by 0.9 TWh in 2025—a disappointing setback—before rebounding strongly with a 1.9 TWh increase in 2026. Together, these annual changes represent a net wind increase of 1.2 TWh across the three years. Geothermal and biofuel generation showed no year-to-year change throughout the reported period, and hydro generation was unchanged in the available 2024 entry. The strong wind recovery in 2026 is welcome, and sustained expansion of wind, solar and potentially nuclear would help maintain clean-electricity growth.

Electricity Imports and Exports

Balance of Trade

* 12M = Last 12 months (Jul 2025 – Jun 2026) — a rolling 12-month period, not a calendar year.