Clean Energy Policies
This page summarizes New Mexico's many and diverse Clean Energy Policies, for those interested in policy. For comprehensible information about incentives from a user's standpoint, see our Clean Energy Incentives page.
Note: The year in which the policy was adopted and the year in which policies were modified is indicated parenthetically.
Energy Efficiency
- Utility Based Programs
- Energy Efficiency Programs (2005)
- Integrated Resource Planning (2005)
- Buildings
- Green Building Tax Credits (2007)
- Energy Efficiency Revenue Bonds for State Buildings (2005, 2007)
Renewable Energy
- General
- Renewable Energy Standard (2004, 2007)
- Utility Green Power Programs (2004)
- Integrated Resource Planning (2005)
- Renewable Energy Transmission Authority (2007)
- Industrial Revenue Bonds (Sales and property tax exemptions for community supported projects)
- Solar Power
- Solar Tax Credits (2006)
- Solar Sales Tax Exemption (2007)
- Net-Metering (1998, 2006)
- PNM PV Program (part of the Renewable Energy Standard) (2006)
- Production Tax Credits (for systems 1 megawatt and up) (2002, 2007)
- Gross Receipts, Compensating Tax Exemption for Solar Thermal/Carbon-sequestered Coal (2007)
- Solar Rights (1978, 2007)
- Solar-Ready Roofs (2007)
- Wind Power & Biomass
- Production Tax Credits (for systems 1 megawatt and up) (2002, 2007)
- Wind Equipment Sales Tax Exemption for Government Purchases (2003)
- Biomass Production Sales Tax Exemption
Clean Energy Manufacturing Incentives
- Tax Incentives
Alternative Transportation
- Hybrid Vehicles
- Biodiesel
- Biodiesel Standard (2007)
- Biodiesel Production Income Tax Incentives (2007)
- General Biofuel
Low-Income Energy Assistance
- Utility Related
Reducing Emissions from Conventional Power Plants
- Mercury
- Carbon
State Government
- Richardson Administration Executive Orders
- Declaring NM the Clean Energy State (2004)
- Environmental Justice Executive Order (2005)
- Requiring the Increased Use of Renewable Fuels in New Mexico State Government (2005)
- Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction (2005)
- New Mexico Climate Change Action (2006)
- Energy Efficient Green Building Standards for State Buildings (2006)
- Public Regulation Commission Executive Orders
- Energy Department
- Environment Department
- Education
