PUBLIC NOTICES

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NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY

FOR GRID MODERNIZATION PROJECTS

ISSUED BY THE

STATE OF NEW MEXICO,

ENERGY, MINERALS AND NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT,

ENERGY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT DIVISION

The State of New Mexico, Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department (EMNRD) Energy Conservation and Management Division (ECAM) is requesting applications pursuant to 17.9.588 New Mexico Administrative Code (NMAC), Grid Modernization Grant Program (Program), from government entities for grid modernization projects to assist New Mexico in developing a modern electric grid that transitions the state to 100-percent zero-carbon electricity resources.

Grid modernization projects are those that make improvements to electric distribution or transmission infrastructure to accommodate or facilitate the integration of renewable electric generation resources with the electric distribution grid or otherwise enhance electric distribution or transmission grid reliability, grid security, demand response capability, customer service or energy efficiency or conservation.

Eligible Applicants include municipalities and county governments; state agencies; state universities; public schools; post-secondary education institutions; and Indian nations, tribes, and pueblos.  All projects must take place within New Mexico.

Projects must fit within one of three types.

Type 1: projects are original research projects that advance the state’s understanding and appreciation of grid function, reliability, resilience, security and operation as it relates to the integration of renewable and zero-carbon resources, including impacts on customer behavior, operations and maintenance costs or the value of specific grid technologies;

Type 2 projects consist of pre-construction or design activities to support grid modernization construction/installation projects;

Type 3 projects involve construction, installation, operation and verification of a grid modernization technology at a project site.

ECAM may fund all three types of projects proposed by one entity.

Applicants may obtain a complete copy of the NOFO from:

Chadette Pfaff

EMNRD, ECAM

1220 South St. Francis Drive

Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505

Chadette.pfaff@emnrd.nm.gov

(505) 469-6970

Applicants may also obtain the NOFO at: Requests for Proposals – Energy Conservation and Management

A preproposal conference will be held October 7, 2025 11 a.m. MDT. On Microsoft Teams

Meeting ID: 239 916 704 089 6

Passcode: 9xw7jT9r

Dial in by phone

+1 505-312-4308,,752484507# United States, Albuquerque

Find a local number

Phone conference ID: 752 484 507#

Applicants shall submit one application to the contact email listed above.  Applications will be accepted on a monthly rolling basis beginning  November 1, 2025 until all the available funds are allocated.  Projects shall be completable two years after the date of the fully executed contract and all projects must be completed by June 30, 2028.  ECAM may award multiple agreements under this NOFO.  To be considered for funding, applications must be complete and must demonstrate that the project will meet all of the stipulated evaluation criteria.

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PUBLIC NOTICES

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Public Notice

New Mexico’s Supplemental Solar Tax Credit.

The New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department (EMNRD) is issuing a call to individuals whose applications for the Solar Market Development Tax Credit were previously denied due to the cap being reached between 2020 and 2023. If you received a rejection letter in those years, you could be eligible for up to 10% of your solar system’s costs, up to $6,000, through this supplemental credit. But the clock’s ticking—December 31, 2025, is the final day to apply.

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