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New Mexico
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State Planning and Incentive Structures
Lead By Example—Energy Efficiency in Public Facilities
Status: Completed/Further Work Proposed
Details: New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson announced on July 14, 2008, guidelines for telecommuting and four-day workweeks for state employees. The Economic Development Department started a pilot program for a four-day workweek in August 2008.
On November 14, 2007, Governor Bill Richardson launched a statewide energy efficiency initiative that calls for state agencies to reduce energy usage by 20% below 2005 levels by 2015. Executive Order 2006-001 (January 16, 2006) calls for adoption of LEED-Silver standards in new public buildings in excess of 15,000 square feet and/or using over 50 kW peak electrical demand, and that such buildings achieve a minimum delivered energy performance standard of 50% of the average consumption for that building type. New construction and renovation of existing buildings between 5,000 and 15,000 square feet will achieve a minimum delivered energy performance standard of 50% of the average consumption for that building type. Renovations of existing buildings in excess of 15,000 square feet and/or using over 50 kW peak electric demand must meet LEED-Silver standards and achieve a minimum delivered energy performance standard of 50% of the U.S. energy consumption for that building type.
- http://www.santafenewmexican.com/SantaFeNorthernNM/
Richardson-outlines-four-day-workweek-plan - http://www.gov.state.nm.us/press/2007/nov/111407_01.pdf
- http://www.governor.state.nm.us/orders/2006/EO_2006_001.pdf
Lead By Example—Energy Efficient Appliance and Equipment Purchase Requirements for Public Facilities
Status: No Activity Identified
Lead By Example—Clean Energy Goals for Public Facilities
Status: In Progress
Details: Executive Order 2006-69 (December 2006) broadly addressed climate change and required the Department of General Services to establish policies for green power purchasing for the State Government.
Lead By Example—Energy Efficiency and Alternative Fuel Goals for Public Fleets
Status: Completed
Details: Executive Order 2005-49 (September 23, 2005) requires all state agencies, public schools, and institutions of higher education to take immediate action toward obtaining 15% of total transportation fuel requirements from renewable fuels by 2010. It also calls for all state agencies and schools to comply with requirements of the Alternative Fuel Acquisition Act of 1992, which requires that 75% of all vehicles acquired by the state be capable of operating on alternative fuels, and calls for the development of procedures to allocate and/or assign vehicle usage based on fuel economy, and to investigate carpooling.
- http://www.governor.state.nm.us/orders/2005/EO_2005_049.pdf
- http://www.gov.state.nm.us/press/2007/nov/111407_01.pdf
State and Regional Energy Planning
Status: Completed
Details: The Public Utilities Commissions of four western states adopted a Joint Action Framework on Climate Change on December 1, 2006. CA, NM, OR, and WA will cooperate to develop and use low-carbon technologies and renewable energy resources, while promoting energy efficiency, conservation, and demand response programs. As part of the agreement, the commissions will consider policies to encourage the development of transmission lines to provide access to sites with significant renewable energy resources. New Mexico is also part of the Western Governor's Association (WGA). In June 2006 the Governors signed resolutions to meet or exceed goals of 30,000 MW of clean energy by 2015 and a 20% increase in energy efficiency by 2020, to encourage adequate funding for state energy efficiency and renewable generation programs, and to facilitate development of regional energy markets.
- http://www.westgov.org/wga/initiatives/cdeac/index.htm
- http://www.eere.energy.gov/states/state_news_detail.cfm/news_id=10438/state=NM
Determining the Air Quality Benefits of Clean Energy—Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy Set Asides (NOX Budget Trading Program)
Status: No Activity Identified
Determining the Air Quality Benefits of Clean Energy—Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy Set Asides (CAIR Budget Trading Program)
Status: No Activity Identified
Energy Efficiency Actions
Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standards
Status: Completed
Details: On February 27, 2008, Governor Bill Richardson signed House Bill 305 into law, establishing energy efficiency targets for the state. Utilities are required to achieve a 5% reduction from 2005 electricity sales by 2014, and a 10% reduction by 2020.
SB 418 (signed into law in March, 2007) calls for a goal of 5% reduction by January 1, 2020 in total retail sales to New Mexico customers (adjusted for load growth).
- http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/08%20Regular/bills/house/HB0305.pdf
- http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/07%20Regular/final/SB0418.pdf
- http://www.dsireusa.org/library/includes/incentive2.cfm?Incentive_Code=NM05R&state=NM&CurrentPageID=1&RE=1&EE=0
Public Benefit Funds for Energy Efficiency
Status: Completed
Details: In April 2005, New Mexico passed the Efficient Use of Energy Act. The bill requires public electric and natural gas utilities to implement cost-effective energy reduction programs. The programs will be funded through a tariff rider for energy efficiency and load management programs. The charges on the consumer cannot exceed 1.5% of the energy bill or $75,000 per year. The Act took effect in 2006.
- http://www.dsireusa.org/library/includes/incentive2.cfm?Incentive_Code=NM09R&state=NM&CurrentPageID=1&RE=1&EE=1
- http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/05%20Regular/bills/house/HB0619.pdf
Building Codes for Energy Efficiency—Commercial Programs
Status: Goes Beyond ECPA
Details: 2003 IECC, mandatory statewide; can use COMcheck to show compliance.
Building Codes for Energy Efficiency—Residential Programs
Status: Goes Beyond ECPA
Details: 2003 IECC, mandatory statewide; can use REScheck to show compliance.
State Appliance Efficiency Standards
Status: Proposed
Details: On November 14, 2007, Governor Bill Richardson proposed legislation that requires certain electricity-using appliances and fixtures to meet a minimum energy efficiency standard by 2010 (including the phase-out of incandescent light bulbs).
Energy Supply Actions
Renewable Portfolio Standards
Status: Completed
Details: Adopted on August 7, 2007, a new Public Regulation Commission (PRC) rule requires solar power to provide at least 20% of the renewable power supply required by the state’s RPS. Wind power must provide at least 20%, and biomass and geothermal energy must provide at least 10%. In addition, distributed power sources must provide at least 1.5% of the renewable power supply as of 2011, increasing to 3% in 2015.
SB 418 (signed March 5, 2007) increased the renewable energy requirement for investor-owned utilities to 20% by 2020 and requires rural electric cooperatives to reach 10% by 2020. Generation from renewable sources must increase by at least 1% per year until the original portfolio standard (RPS) of 10% is attained in the year 2011.
- http://www.nmprc.state.nm.us/energy/rps_laws.htm
- http://legis.state.nm.us/lcs/_session.asp?chamber=S&type=++&number=418&year=07
- http://www.dsireusa.org/library/includes/incentive2.cfm?Incentive_Code=NM05R&state=NM&CurrentPageID=1&RE=1&EE=0
Public Benefit Funds for Clean Energy Supply
Status: No Activity Identified
Output-Based Environmental Regulations
Status: No Activity Identified
Interconnection Standards—Clean Distributed Generation
Status: Completed
Details: On July 29, 2008, the New Mexico Public Regulatory Commission (PRC) issued an order in Case 07-00422-UT, finalizing the state’s interconnection rules for small distributed generation. The order, which is effective immediately, establishes four different application processes depending on size of generator, with simplified and fast track application processes for generators of 2 MW or less. Rule 569 applies to all PURPA qualifying facilities (QFs), which are normally all renewable energy-systems and CHP up to 30 MW in size. Rule 568 applies to all small renewable energy systems and CHP systems up to 10 MW in size. Rule 568 is intended to simplify the interconnection process for smaller systems and encourage the deployment of small renewable energy systems and alternative energy systems.
- http://www.dsireusa.org/documents/Incentives/NM16Ra.htm
- http://www.dsireusa.org/documents/Incentives/NM16Rb.htm
- http://www.dsireusa.org/library/includes/incentive2.cfm?Incentive_Code=NM16R&state=NM&CurrentPageID=1&RE=1&EE=1
Interconnection Standards—Net Metering
Status: Completed/Further Work In Progress
Details: On February 1, 2008, the New Mexico Public Regulatory Commission (PRC) held a public hearing on its notice of proposed rulemaking for the state’s net metering and interconnection rules (particularly for generators of 10 MW or less). As of July 2008, the PRC was still contemplating the comments it received during the public hearing. The PRC approved expanding the state's net metering policy in January 2007. The ruling allows electric utility customers to use net metering on systems with a peak capacity of up to 80 MW. Under the old rule, NMPRC Rule 570, net metering was limited to systems smaller than 10 kW. The increased capacity allowance is expected to boost business for commercial size, net-metered systems in the state. Rule 570 (for qualifying facilities) and Rule 571 (for small renewable generation) establish regulations for net metering for solar, wind, biomass, hydro, geothermal, fuel cells, MSW, CHP, and microturbines.