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New Mexico electricity rates in February 2017 averaged 12.84 cents per kilowatthour -- an estimated 0 percent more than the 12.82 cents per kilowatthour average rate in the U.S. overall in February 2017.[1]
New Mexico natural gas rates in February 2017 averaged 7.94 dollars per thousand cubic feet -- an estimated 21 percent less than the 10.05 dollars per thousand cubic feet average rate in the nation overall in February 2017.[2]
New Mexico solar energy averaged about 6.48 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) on an annual basis -- an estimated 74% more than the 3.73 kWh/m2/day generated at a low-output location in the U.S.[3]
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New Mexico has an estimated population of 2,059,179, which ranks 36th in the nation. [4]
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