The New Mexico Supreme Court docket this week upheld the present guidelines for New Mexico’s neighborhood photo voltaic program and dominated in favor of the Public Regulation Fee (PRC) and a coalition of intervenor-appellees that included the Coalition for Neighborhood Photo voltaic Entry (CCSA), the Coalition of Sustainable Communities New Mexico (CSCNM), Metropolis of Las Cruces, New Vitality Economic system and the Renewable Vitality Industries Affiliation of New Mexico. The Supreme Court docket’s resolution means the state’s neighborhood photo voltaic program will proceed to be rolled out beneath the PRC’s current guidelines.
The neighborhood photo voltaic program guidelines have been accepted in July 2022 and shortly challenged by Xcel Vitality’s regional utility working firm, Southwestern Public Service Firm (SPS). In its ruling on Monday, the Supreme Court docket discovered that SPS’s attraction had no advantage, authorizing neighborhood photo voltaic growth to proceed with out additional delay.
In 2021, the Neighborhood Photo voltaic Act licensed neighborhood photo voltaic within the state by permitting owners, renters and companies to subscribe to electrical energy from neighborhood photo voltaic amenities, interconnected to New Mexico’s three main utility firms, together with SPS. New Mexicans can save between 10 to 30% on their utility payments for being a part of this system, with low-income subscribers slated to save lots of probably the most.
“This resolution from the New Mexico Supreme Court docket is monumental as we work to democratize photo voltaic power in New Mexico,” stated Kevin Cray, Mountain West Senior Director for CCSA. “This program will create a extra equitable and resilient grid, allow new communities to embrace clear power, and lower your expenses for hard-working households. We stay up for working intently with our companions within the state to proceed rolling out the primary section of this program and additional broaden it sooner or later so extra individuals can entry its advantages.”
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