N.M. Admin. Code § 3.3.28.11

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

Section 3.3.28.11 - SAFETY, CODES AND STANDARDS

A. Solar energy systems that the department may certify shall meet the following requirements:

(1) compliance with the latest adopted version of all applicable federal, state and local government statutes or ordinances, rules or regulations and codes and standards that are in effect at the time that the applicant submits the application package;

(2) compliance with all applicable utility company or heating fuel vendor requirements, if the system being served with a solar energy system is also served by utility electricity or a heating fuel;

(3) compliance with the building code authority's structural design requirements, as applicable to new and existing structures upon which solar energy system components may be mounted and support structures of solar energy system components;

(4) permitted and inspected by the building code authority for building, electrical or mechanical code compliance, as applicable to the type of solar energy system installed; and

(5) a written final inspection approval obtained from the building code authority after the solar energy system's installation, as applicable to the solar energy system type, or alternative system approval as allowed by 3.3.28 NMAC.

B. The department may certify a solar energy system that a taxpayer who is also the homeowner of the residence at which the solar energy system is located has installed and shall not certify a solar energy system that the owner of a non-residential facility has installed.

C. Solar thermal systems that the department may certify shall meet the following requirements:

(1) if installed at a residence by a

(a) contractor, installation by a certified mechanical journeyman who is an employee of a company holding a valid New Mexico mechanical contractor license provided, however, that an apprentice may work under a validly certified journeyman's direct supervision;

(b) homeowner, installation by that homeowner who has met all the building code authority's requirements for obtaining a homeowner's permit, including passing a written examination for plumbing work the building code authority administers;

(2) if installed at a non-residential facility, installation by a certified mechanical journeyman who is an employee of a company holding a New Mexico mechanical contractor license provided, however, that an apprentice may work under a validly certified journeyman's direct supervision; and

(3) design, permitting and installation in full compliance with all applicable provisions of the New Mexico Plumbing Code (14.8.2 NMAC), the New Mexico Mechanical Codes (14.9.2 - 5 NMAC), Solar Energy Code 14.9.6 NMAC, the New Mexico General Construction Building Codes (14.7.2 - 8 NMAC) and any amendments to these codes adopted by a political subdivision that has validly exercised its planning and permitting authority under NMSA 1978, Sections 3-17-6 and 3-18-6.

D. Photovoltaic systems that the department may certify shall meet the following requirements:

(1) if installed at a residence by a:

(a) contractor, installation by a certified electrical journeyman who is an employee of a company holding a valid New Mexico electrical contractor license provided, however, that an apprentice may work under a validly certified journeyman's direct supervision; or

(b) homeowner, installation by that homeowner who has met all the building code authority's requirements for obtaining a homeowner's permit, including passing a written examination for electrical work the building code authority administers;

(2) if installed at a non-residential facility, installation by a certified electrical journeyman who is an employee of a company holding a New Mexico electrical contractor license provided, however, that an apprentice may work under a validly certified journeyman's direct supervision; and

(3) design, permitting and installation in full compliance with all applicable provisions of the New Mexico Electrical Code (14.10.4 NMAC) and any amendments to these codes adopted by a political subdivision that has validly exercised its planning and permitting authority under NMSA 1978, Sections 3-17-6 and 3-18-6.

N.M. Admin. Code § 3.3.28.11

3.3.28.11 NMAC - N, 7-1-06; A, 1-31-08; A, 7-16-09