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New Mexico electricity rates in April 2017 averaged 12.63 cents per kilowatthour -- an estimated 1 percent less than the 12.70 cents per kilowatthour average rate in the U.S. overall in April 2017.[1]
New Mexico natural gas rates in April 2017 averaged 8.85 dollars per thousand cubic feet -- an estimated 22 percent less than the 11.38 dollars per thousand cubic feet average rate in the nation overall in April 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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