The following statutes provide ECMD with its legal authority and/or create programs that ECMD administers. 

• ECMD Enabling Statute [NMSA 1978, § 95A4]
• Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Bonding Act [NMSA 1978, § 621D1 et seg.]
• Public Facility Energy Efficiency and Water Conservation Act [NMSA 1978, § 6231 et. seq.]
• Energy Efficiency Standards for Public Buildings [NMSA 1978, § 15336]
• New Mexico Alternative Fuel Acquisition Act (Act) [NMSA 1978, § 131B3]
• State Alternative Fuels Program Manager duties [NMSA 1978, § 95A8]
• Renewable Energy Production Tax Credit (REPTC) [NMSA 1978, § 72A19]
• Sustainable Building Tax Credit (SBTC) [NMSA 1978, § 72A21]
• Solar Market Development Tax Credit (SMDTC) [NMSA 1978, § 7218.14]
• Geothermal Ground Coupled Heat Pump Tax Credit [NMSA 1978, § 72A24]
• Agricultural Biomass Tax Credit [NMSA 1978, § 7218.26 (F) and NMSA 1978, § 7218.26 (D)]
• Biofuel Blending Facility Tax Credit [NMSA 1978, § 7979.2 and NMSA 1978, § 915]
• Clean Energy Grants Program [NMSA 1978, § 7171 to 7176]
• Solar Collector Standards Act [NMSA 1978, § 7165 to 7167.1]
• Geothermal Resources Development Act, 2016 [NMSA 1978, § 7191 et seq.]
• Efficient Use of Energy Act [2019 New Mexico Laws Ch. 202] Energy Efficiency Resource Standard [2019 House Bill 291]
• Renewable Energy Act [2019 New Mexico Laws Ch. 65] Renewable Portfolio Standard
• Energy Transition Act 2019 [2019 New Mexico Laws Ch. 65]
• Solar Rights Act [NMSA 1978, § 4731 to 4735]
• Solar Energy Improvement Special Assessment Act [2019 New Mexico Laws Ch. 110]
• Renewable Energy Financing District Act Article [NMSA 1978, § 5181 to 51813]
• Energy Grid Modernization Roadmap Act (NMSA 1978, § 71-11-1 – 7-11-2)