N.M. Admin. Code § 17.9.573.21

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 23, December 10, 2024

Section 17.9.573.21 - UNSUBSCRIBED ENERGY

A. If a community solar facility is not fully subscribed in a given month, the unsubscribed energy may be rolled forward on the community solar facility account for up to one year from its month of generation and allocated by the subscriber organization to subscribers at any time during that period. At the end of that period, any undistributed bill credit shall be removed, and the unsubscribed energy shall be purchased by the qualifying utility at its applicable avoided cost of energy rate as approved by the commission.

B. The utility shall document any payments made for unsubscribed energy, including documentation of the utility's calculation of avoided cost and make such documentation available to the commission upon request. The utility may request recovery of such payments in its next base rate case.

Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXIII, Issue 13, July 12, 2022, eff. 7/12/2022