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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND RULEMAKING
New Solar Market Development Income Tax Credit
The State of New Mexico, Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department (EMNRD) hereby gives notice of the following proposed rulemaking. EMNRD proposes to repeal 3.3.14 NMAC, New Solar Market Development Income Tax Credit and replace it with a new rule for the New Solar Market Development Income Tax Credit.
Purpose of Rule. In 2024, the Legislature passed the amendments to the New Solar Market Development Tax Credit, which is established in the Income Tax Act. The amendments to the act require EMNRD to repeal the rule and develop a new rule that is compliant with the amendments in the legislation.
3.3.14 NMAC, New Solar Market Development Tax Credit, increases the annual aggregate amounts of the state tax credit available to applicants owning certified solar energy systems from $12,000,000 to $30,000,000 per calendar year. In addition, a single appropriation of $20,000,000 is provided to applicants in calendar years 2020 through 2023 who, while otherwise eligible, did not receive a certificate for a tax credit because the cap had been exceeded in the applicable year. EMNRD also proposes amendments to the application requirements meant to simplify and streamline the process for both applicants and EMNRD.
The full text of the proposed rule is available from the link below, 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 at 9:30 am on May 9, 2024. The public can attend in person in the EMNRD Wendel Chino Building, Pecos Hall on 1220 S. St Francis Drive, Santa Fe, NM 87505. The public may also join the hearing virtually through Microsoft Teams using one of the following:
New Solar Market Development Tax Credit Rule, 2024 Rule Hearing
Event Link: Click here to join the meeting
Meeting ID: 274 110 610 799
Passcode: GFosra
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 May 9, 2024, by 5:00 p.m. by mail or e-mail. Please mail written comments to Claudette Montoya, EMNRD – ECMD, 1220 S. St Francis Drive, Santa Fe, NM 87505 or submit them by e-mail to ClaudetteR.Montoya1@emnrd.nm.gov.
PUBLIC NOTICE
REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS
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 (ECMD) 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.
Typical projects will 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. ECMD may fund all three types of projects proposed by one entity, but will only fund one type per entity per fiscal year.
Applicants may obtain a complete copy of the RFA from the ECMD website: www.emnrd.nm.gov/ecmd/about-us/requests-for-proposals-applications
or from:
Chadette Pfaff
EMNRD, ECMD
1220 South St. Francis Drive
Santa Fe, NM 87505
chadette.pfaff@emnrd.nm.gov
(505) 469-6970
Applicants shall submit one application to the contact email listed above. ECMD will begin reviewing proposals after May 3, 2024, for funding in fiscal year 2025. ECMD may award multiple agreements under this RFA. To be considered for funding, applications must be complete and must demonstrate that the project will meet all of the stipulated evaluation criteria.
PUBLIC NOTICE
REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS
FOR LONG DURATION ENERGY STORAGE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
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, Energy Conservation and Management Division (ECMD) is accepting applications from public higher education institutions and other public research institutions working in partnership with a utility and long duration energy storage (LDES) technology developer or component provider or manufacturer for advanced energy technology research and demonstration pilot projects that provide LDES solutions for the electric grid. ECMD requires that potential Offerors demonstrate these relationships in their application packages.
The New Mexico Legislature allocated funding for advanced energy technology projects in 2023. EMNRD has up to $1.6 million to support one or more projects from this solicitation. This funding is intended to support a viable technology for one or more New Mexico utility service territories at any stage of project development. Successful Applicants will define a scope of work for their projects that fit within the parameters of this application solicitation for LDES and that demonstrates how the project can benefit electric grid resilience, reliability, and affordability in the long-term. The project must be completed by June 15, 2027. Applicants shall define their scope of work in terms of milestones and associated deliverables.
Potential Applicants may obtain a complete copy of the RFA from the ECMD website: www.emnrd.nm.gov/ecmd/about-us/requests-for-proposals-applications
or from:
Chadette Pfaff
EMNRD, ECMD
1220 South St. Francis Drive
Santa Fe, NM 87505
chadette.pfaff@emnrd.nm.gov
(505) 469-6970
Applicants shall submit one application to the contact email listed above. ECMD will begin reviewing proposals after May 7, 2024, for funding in fiscal year 2025. ECMD may award multiple agreements under this RFA. To be considered for funding, applications must be complete and must demonstrate that the project will meet all of the stipulated evaluation criteria.
PUBLIC NOTICE
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
FOR PROVIDING AS-NEEDED SERVICES FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE HOME ELECTRIFICATION AND APPLIANCE REBATES
PROGRAM (SECTION 50122) FOR SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES IN NEW MEXICO
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 (ECMD) is requesting proposals for the management and implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates (HEAR) Program (50122) for single family homes. ECMD may award multiple contracts as a result of this RFP.
The successful Offerors shall assist ECMD with management and implementation of Section 50122, Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates of the IRA to optimize the Department of Energy’s (DOE)’s funding and guidance to manage and deploy the programs in an effective and efficient manner for all citizens of the State of New Mexico particularly in disadvantaged, low-income and rural communities.
Potential Offerors may download a complete copy of the Request for Proposals from the ECMD website: https://www.emnrd.nm.gov/ecmd/about-us/requests-for-proposals-applications/.
Questions regarding this RFP shall be addressed to:
Yeny Maestas
Energy Conservation and Management Division
Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department
1220 S. St. Francis Dr.
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505
Telephone: (505) 795-2381
Yeny.Maestas@emnrd.nm.gov
ECMD will conduct a non-mandatory pre-proposal conference for potential Offerors at 10 a.m.. MST on February 22, 2024 via Microsoft Teams to provide Offerors an opportunity to be briefed on this procurement and to ask questions about the procurement process and the Scope of Work (SOW). Please contact the ECMD Contact Person listed above to request a meeting invitation or refer to Teams Meeting information below:
Login In using the following credentials:
Meeting ID: 222 234 628 683
Passcode: XCkwqh
Offerors shall submit one proposal in PDF format to the Contact Person via email at Yeny.Maestas@emnrd.nm.gov no later than 3 p.m., March 21, 2024. ECMD shall not accept proposals received after this date and shall make absolutely no exceptions for proposals not received by the appointed time.
This public notice is given pursuant to NMSA 1978, Section 13-1-113. The Procurement Code, NMSA 1978, Sections 13-1-28 through -199, imposes civil and criminal penalties for its violation. In addition, New Mexico criminal statutes impose felony penalties for bribes, gratuities, and kickbacks.