The Commission has recently collected information from the qualifying utilities concerning the participation of “budget-billing” customers in the Community Solar Program, in Commission Docket No. 22-00020-UT. The three utilities confirmed that their budget-billing customers are able to participate as subscribers in the Program, and all of them have budget-billing customers currently participating. It appears, however, that there is not a uniform method of applying Community Solar Bill Credits to budget-billing subscribers’ bills. The Community Solar Act requires that each qualifying utility “apply community solar bill credits to subscriber bills within [...]

The Program Administrator is pleased to announce the release of new portal features for Subscriber Organizations (SOs) and Subscription Managers (SMs). SOs can now invite SMs to manage the subscribers for their selected projects (Dashboard tab -> Subscriber Management -> Manage -> Manage Subscriber Managers). We have also streamlined the Excel-based bulk upload method of submitting, changing, or terminating multiple subscribers at the same time (Dashboard tab -> Subscriber Management -> Downloads -> Get the Subscribers Upload Template (XLS)). Additionally, to pair with the bulk upload of subscribers, there is [...]

In response to a request for clarification from a Subscriber Organization, the Program Administrator affirms that it is acceptable to use a single Uniform Subscriber Disclosure and Consent Form for one subscriber that has multiple utility accounts subscribing to the same community solar project when the terms and conditions of those subscriptions are identical. In this scenario, the Subscriber Organization/Subscription Manager must list the aggregate subscription size and all applicable utility account numbers in the corresponding fields of the Disclosure Form. If the utility account numbers do not fit in [...]

The Program Administrator has published an updated version of the Program Guidebook to the program website. This incorporates updates and clarifications posted to the Program website since the original version of the Guidebook was published. Subscriber Organizations are required to read and the most recent version of the Guidebook and must also ensure that all subcontractors and affiliates adhere to all program requirements. Please contact the Program Administrator at [email protected] or (877) 794-0109 with any questions.

The Program Administrator recently received the following inquiry: “In SPS (Xcel) service territory, would for-profit entities with accounts under the Secondary General Service rate qualify as small commercial, or would only SPS for-profit entity accounts under the Small General Service rate qualify?” Such an entity would be treated as a “small commercial retail customer,” and thus, eligible to become a subscriber, as long as the entity’s peak load, as determined according to SPS’s Secondary General Service tariff, does not exceed 50 kW. The Community Solar Act defines "subscriber" as "a [...]

Uniform Subscriber Disclosure & Consent Form The Program Administrator has updated the Uniform Subscriber Disclosure & Consent Form to incorporate changes to the first paragraph on page 1, and changes to item 11 starting on page 2 of the form. Both of these changes were required by the Commission’s order from November 26, 2024 approving the Uniform Subscriber and Disclosure Consent Form. Previews of the updated version are available on the program website, and non-watermarked versions are available to Subscriber Organizations with selected projects in the program portal. Subscriber [...]

The Uniform Subscriber Disclosure and Consent Form is now available in Spanish on the Program website and in the program portal. A watermarked sample of the Spanish language Subscriber Disclosure and Consent Form is available on the program website on the Subscriber Enrollment Requirements & Instructions page. Subscriber Organizations of selected projects may access a non-watermarked version of the Spanish language form on the Dashboard tab of the program portal. A Spanish version of the guide showing how to fill out the form is also posted in both locations. Should you have [...]

In accordance with a Commission order, the prior versions of the Subscriber Information Disclosure Form and the Utility Customer Consent Form have been combined into a Uniform Subscriber Disclosure and Consent Form. A watermarked sample of the English language Subscriber Disclosure and Consent Form is available on the program website on the Subscriber Enrollment Requirements & Instructions page. Subscriber Organizations of selected projects may access a non-watermarked version of the English language form on the Dashboard tab of the program portal. Also posted in both locations is a guide showing how to [...]

On November 14, 2024, in response to a petition filed by Renewable Energy Industries Association, the Coalition for Community Solar Access, and Prosperity Works, the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission issued an order  granting a variance that sets the deadline for community solar projects to achieve the minimum 30% level of low-income subscribers no later than a project’s commercial operation date. Previously, the Commission had granted a variance which set the deadline as the earlier of a project’s commercial operation date or 12 months from the signing of a valid [...]