Policy & Program Background

In March 2021 the New Mexico legislature passed the Community Solar Act, or SB84. The act was signed into law in April 2021 by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham. The Community Solar Rule was adopted by the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission on July 12, 2022.

Involvement of Rural Electric Distribution Cooperatives

Rural electric distribution cooperatives are exempt from participation in the program unless they decide to opt-in, on a per-project or service territory-wide basis.

The “opt-in” language reflects the resolution passed by the New Mexico Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NMRECA) which supports community solar legislation that allows “New Mexico Cooperatives to opt-in to a community solar program, rather than mandate participation.”

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