New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES
Chapter 9 - ELECTRIC SERVICES
Part 573 - COMMUNITY SOLAR
Section 17.9.573.10 - COMMUNITY SOLAR FACILITY REQUIREMENTS

Universal Citation: 17 NM Admin Code 17.9.573.10

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024

A. A community solar facility, excepting any native community solar project, shall:

(1) have a nameplate capacity rating of five megawatts alternating current or less;

(2) be located in the service territory of the qualifying utility and be interconnected to the electric distribution system of that qualifying utility;

(3) have at least ten subscribers;

(4) have the option to be co-located with other energy resources, but shall not be co-located with other community solar facilities;

(5) not allow a single subscriber to be allocated more than forty percent of the generating capacity of the facility; and

(6) make at least forty percent of the total generating capacity of a community solar facility available in subscriptions of 25 kilowatts or less.

B. At least thirty percent of electricity produced from each community solar facility shall be reserved for low-income subscribers and low-income service organizations. The commission will issue guidelines to ensure the carve-out is achieved each year and develop a list of low-income service organizations and programs that may pre-qualify low-income customers.

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