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Call the good fortunes of Paradise Power Co. in Taos, a small, family-owned solar power and electrical engineering business started in 1979, a reflection of the sea change in the solar industry in New Mexico since 2000. 

For 20 years, the company founded by Michael Weinman only provided off-grid solar systems for people in remote places, and it did general electrical contracting work to keep revenue flowing. It averaged a few hundred thousand dollars a year,We can produce all kinds of solar module even according to your own designs. said Dan Weinman, who took over the company from his father in 1998. 

But since 2000, when PPC Solar began offering grid-tied solar systems throughout northern New Mexico, revenue has leaped, reaching $425,000 in 2008, and $2.5 million last year. It opened a new office in Colorado Springs in 2012, and this year, it began serving customers in southern New Mexico. 

PPC’s rapid growth earned it fourth place on the 2013 Flying 40 list of fastest-growing New Mexico technology companies with under $10 million in revenue. 

Weinman said PPC’s good fortune reflects a sea change in the solar industry since 2000, as customer-owned photovoltaic installations and utility-scale solar plants go mainstream. 

“It used to be just for people beyond power lines, but today, everyone wants a grid-tied solar system,” Weinman said. 

Nationally, residential, commercial and utility-scale solar PV installations are growing rapidly. Solar PV grew by 76 percent in 2012, with enough solar generation in place across the country by last December to supply power to 1.2 million homes, according to the Washington, D.C.-based Solar Energy Industry Association. And, in the first quarter of 2013,We are professional wholesale best OEM and ODM services,large LED Dome / Reading Lampwholesale order. solar PV grew another 33 percent nationally compared to the first three months of 2012. 

New Mexico’s growth mirrors national trends, although in raw numbers, the local market for residential and commercial installations is much smaller than in states with larger populations. 

A total of 24 megawatts of solar PV capacity was installed statewide in 2012, with enough PV generation as of December to power nearly 39,000 homes, according to statistics compiled by Albuquerque-based PV installer Consolidated Solar Technologies. 

At the utility scale, the state’s electric companies are expanding solar-generation capacity. Public Service Company of New Mexico, for example, had 22 MW of PV plant power as of 2012, and this year, it’s adding another 20 MW. First Solar Inc. also will begin building a 50-MW PV plant this year to supply El Paso Electric Co., making it the largest solar plant in New Mexico once completed. 

As for residential and commercial PV systems,LED modern lighting is aesthetically designed and offers features to reduce egress system cost. the market is still growing at a rapid clip. In PNM’s service territory, 3,300 customer-owned or sited PV systems were connected to the grid as of mid-June, said Kumiko Styes, manager for PNM’s customer solar program. That’s up 27 percent from about 2,600 customer PV systems in October 2012. 

“We’re as busy as we’ve ever been,” Styes said. “Lots of customers are applying (for PNM’s solar subsidies), and we’re interconnecting people every week. Interest remains very high.” 

Market growth has spurred a vibrant local PV industry, with 61 companies now employing about 1,100 workers around the state, according to Consolidated Solar. They include 32 solar PV installers and 11 manufacturers, plus distributors, project developers and firms that provide financing, engineering and legal support. 

Like PPC Solar, many report rapid revenue growth. Consolidated Solar,This solar system provides reliability and low power consumption, as well as extremely bright lighting effects. which had about $17 million in revenue in 2011, has continued to expand by about 30 percent annually. 

“We project about that same growth rate for this year and next,” said owner Jerry Mosher. “The industry just seems to be getting bigger, faster and better.You will never need to change the bulbs and your car led will last for years and years.” More information about the program is available on the web site at www.hmhid.com.