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Public Notices
PUBLIC NOTICES
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Public Notice
REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS
Community Energy Efficiency Development (CEED) Program Projects
7/29/25
The ECAM Division is requesting applications from Indian nations, tribes, or pueblos; county or municipal governments; and Housing New Mexico | MFA for CEED Program projects to provide improvements to residential buildings in underserved communities in New Mexico that will in the aggregate, decrease residents’ energy use, energy burden, and/or carbon intensity of energy consumption.
Community energy efficiency projects will target the adoption of energy-efficient consumer behavior, equipment, or devices that result in a decrease in energy consumption without reducing the amount or quality of energy services. This includes health and safety measures, including those that use efficient equipment or devices to improve indoor air or drinking water quality, and equipment or electrification upgrades.
Applications must be complete and submitted by September 30, 2025. Prospective applicants will be able to ask questions leading up to the RFA deadline. Prospective applicants may also register for a non-mandatory pre-proposal information session at 3:00 p.m. on August 8, 2025 via Microsoft Teams.
Information Session link: Join link
https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ZDg4MzJkYmMtZjY1OC00NjljLWFhNTktOTIzNGFhMzFlN2Ni%40thread.v2/0
Information Session ID: 262 017 409 628 6
Information Session passcode: Wa2L5UG6
Dial in by phone: +1 505-312-4308,,109341274#
Phone conference ID: 109 341 274#
Applicants will submit one application package electronically using the approved ECAM forms. ECAM may award multiple agreements under this RFA. To be considered for funding, applications must demonstrate that the project will meet all of the RFA evaluation criteria. Please visit https://www.emnrd.nm.gov/ecmd/ceed for more details.
Closes September 30, 2025 at 5:00pm MT.
- Application packages contain: Application, submitted via the online form at https://forms.office.com/g/5KgWTEL5X4, and Attachments, found at emnrd.nm.gov/ecmd/ceed, submitted via email in PDF format to EMNRD-CEED@state.nm.us.
- Applications must be submitted electronically; no printed/handwritten applications will be accepted.
Questions concerning this RFA are to be submitted electronically or in writing to:
Dana Howard
EMNRD – ECAM
1220 S. St Francis Drive
Santa Fe, NM 87505
EMNRD-CEED@state.nm.us
ECAM is only able to respond to written questions regarding this RFA.
Questions need to be clearly labeled and cite the section(s) in the RFA or other document which form the basis of the question.
Written answers to those questions will be posted after legal review to the EMNRD–ECAM Division website: www.emnrd.nm.gov/ecmd/CEED
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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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Public Notice
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND RULEMAKING
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The State of New Mexico, Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department (EMNRD) hereby gives notice of the following proposed rulemaking. The proposed rulemaking aims to repeal and replace existing regulations for both personal and corporate income tax credits.
3.3.32 NMAC Geothermal Ground Coupled Heat Pump Personal Income Tax Credit, 7-2A-24 NMSA
3.4.19 NMAC, Geothermal Ground Coupled Heat Pump Corporate Income Tax Credit, 7-2-18.24 NMSA
Purpose of Rule.
The Geothermal Ground-Coupled Heat Pump Income Tax Credit was enacted in 2024 to encourage New Mexico taxpayers to install high-efficiency ground-coupled heat pumps in their residences, businesses, or agricultural enterprises. EMNRD aims to repeal the existing rule and replace it with a new version that aligns with recent legislative amendments. This process ensures that the rule remains compliant with updated policies and simplifies the application requirements for both applicants and EMNRD.
The objective of Geothermal Ground Coupled Heat Pump Income Tax Credit, 3.3.32 NMAC, and 3.4.19 NMAC, is to establish procedures for administering the certification program for the geothermal ground-coupled heat pump income tax credit, including proposing application requirements meant to simplify and streamline the process for both applicants and EMNRD.
Legal Authority: EMNRD proposes the rules under the authority of the Income Tax Act, NMSA 1978, Section 7-2A-24 and Corporate Income Tax Act, Section 7-2-18.24
The full text of the proposed rule is available from the EMNRD, Energy Conservation and Management Division at the website: https://www.emnrd.nm.gov/ecmd/ecmd-public-notices/, or by contacting Claudette Montoya at ClaudetteR.Montoya1@emnrd.nm.gov or emailing EMNRD.taxcredits@emnrd.nm.gov.
Public Hearing and Comment.
EMNRD will hold an in-person / virtual public hearing on the proposed rules scheduled at 10:00am on August 12, 2025, where stakeholders can provide feedback on the proposed changes. If you’re interested in attending or submitting comments the public may attend in person at the EMNRD Wendell Chino Building, Pecos Hall, 1220 S. Saint Francis Drive, Santa Fe, NM 87505. The public may also join the hearing virtually through Microsoft Teams using one of the following:
Geothermal Ground Coupled Heat Pump Income Tax Credit, 2025 rule hearing
Event Link: to join the meeting:
Meeting ID: 219 564 370 995 7
Passcode: FZ3ae2QW
Comments made online or in person will be accepted.
Those wishing to comment on the proposed rule may make oral comments or submit written comments at the hearing, or may submit written comments by August 11, 2025, by 5:00 p.m. by mail or e-mail. Please mail written comments to Claudette Montoya, EMNRD – ECAM, 1220 S. Saint Francis Drive, Santa Fe, NM 87505 or submit them by e-mail to ClaudetteR.Montoya1@emnrd.nm.gov.
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