Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. Solar energy
systems or their portions that the department may certify shall meet the
following requirements:
(1) be primarily
constituted by new equipment, components, and materials; except that the
department may certify a system with recycled or reused components if the use
of a used component would not adversely impact generation efficiency or overall
system longevity and so long as it is not otherwise ineligible for
certification;
(a) a system that is on a
recreational vehicle, is mobile, does not serve a permanent end use energy load
or is not permanently located in New Mexico;
(b) a system that is not connected to a
structure or foundation and does not serve a permanent end use energy load or
is not permanently located in New Mexico;
(c) a system or portion of a system having
one or more components not manufactured on a regular basis by a business
enterprise; and
(d) a system or
portion of a system that replaces a system or portion of a system the
department has certified in a previous application for a state tax
credit.
B.
The department may disapprove a system type, solar thermal collector type,
photovoltaic module type or a solar energy system component if not listed in
3.3.14 NMAC for certification.
C.
Solar thermal systems that the department may certify include:
(1) the system applications of solar domestic
hot water, solar space heating, solar air heating, solar process heating, solar
space cooling or combinations of solar thermal system applications listed in
3.3.14 NMAC;
(2) the collector
types of flat plate, parabolic trough, and evacuated tube; and
(3) the listed component categories of
collectors, pumps, fans, solar storage tanks, expansion tanks, valves,
controllers, and heat exchangers.
D. A solar thermal system component that the
department may certify is a photovoltaic system providing power for a solar
thermal system component's incidental electricity needs. The department shall
not certify such a photovoltaic system as a separate solar energy system
eligible for a separate state tax credit.
E. Solar thermal systems or their components
that the department shall not certify are as follows:
(1) a heating system or heating system
components necessary for a swimming pool or a hot tub;
(2) equipment sheds, wall preparation,
cabinetry, site-built enclosures, distribution piping and associated
installation costs;
(3) a building
design element used for passive solar space heating, space cooling,
daylighting, or other environmental comfort attribute;
(4) a water quality distillation or
processing system;
(5) in a
combined system, the portions of the system not allowed to receive a state tax
credit or for which the department shall not certify the system;
(6) A system that does not comply with the
latest version of the New Mexico Solar Code.
F. Solar thermal systems that the department
may certify shall meet the following requirements:
(1) minimum system size of 15 square feet of
solar collector aperture area;
(2)
a collector that is listed as certified by the SRCC by OG-100 collector
certification or OG-300 system certification processes; and
(3) all components approved by an agency
accredited by the American national standards institute, if available for that
specific component category.
G. Photovoltaic systems that the department
may certify include:
(1) the system
applications of direct power without battery storage, utility grid
interconnected without battery storage, utility grid interconnected with
without battery storage, stand-alone with battery storage, stand-alone with
utility backup capability and water pumping;
(2) the flat plate module types of
crystalline, poly-crystalline or thin-film amorphous silicon;
(3) the listed component categories of
modules, inverters, batteries, manufactured battery enclosures, charge
controllers, power point trackers, well pumps, racks, sun tracking mechanisms,
performance monitoring equipment, communications, datalogging or lightning
protection; and
(4) disconnect
components, safety components, standard electrical materials, and standard
electrical hardware necessary for the assembly of the listed component
categories into a complete, safe, and fully operational system.
H. Photovoltaic systems that the
department may certify shall meet the following requirements:
(1) a minimum total array power output of 100
watts direct current at manufacturer's standard test conditions;
(2) all components listed and labeled by a
nationally recognized testing laboratory, if such listing is available for that
specific component category; and
(3) an agricultural enterprise photovoltaic
system on a farm or ranch that is not connected to an electric utility
transmission or distribution system.
I. Photovoltaic systems or their portions
that the department shall not certify are as follows:
(1) a commercial or industrial photovoltaic
system that is not connected to an electric utility transmission or
distribution system;
(2) power
equipment sheds, wall preparation, cabinetry, site-built battery enclosures,
distribution wiring and associated installation costs;
(3) the drilling, well casing, storage tanks,
distribution piping, distribution controls and associated installation costs of
a water pumping system; and
(4) a
packaged product powered by photovoltaic cells that an applicant purchased
directly from a retail business enterprise, is not custom designed, and does
not require a permit from the building code authority for installation,
including gate or door openers, watches, calculators, walkway lights, and
toys.
