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Your Community Solar opportunity

Community Solar may give this property another way to save with solar.

Why this property

What NMpowered sees in your utility territory

Community Solar is fundamentally utility-driven. The most important first question is whether the program is relevant where this property receives electric service.

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How it works

Solar savings without putting panels on this roof

Community Solar connects your electric account to a share of an off-site solar project. It is different from rooftop solar because your home does not host or own the panels.

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Solar is generated elsewhere

A participating solar project produces electricity at a separate site in New Mexico.

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You subscribe to a share

Your subscription represents a portion of the project’s output under the program and provider terms.

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Your utility stays the same

You continue receiving electric service from the utility matched to this property.

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Bill credits are applied

The value associated with your subscribed share can appear as credits under the applicable Community Solar rules.

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The economics depend on the subscription

Your actual savings depend on current bill-credit rules, subscription pricing, fees, and contract terms.

What this could mean

Translate availability into a practical household opportunity

NMpowered only quantifies Community Solar value when the underlying program or subscription assumptions are verified for this property.

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Learn at your own pace

Community Solar is unfamiliar. Open only what you want to understand.

You already know whether NMpowered sees it as relevant for this property. These sections help you decide what you would want to verify before enrolling.

No rooftop project is required.
Community Solar is a subscription and bill-credit pathway, so the important questions are different from buying panels for your home.
How is Community Solar different from rooftop solar?

Rooftop solar is installed on your property. Community Solar uses an off-site solar project instead. Your home remains connected to the same electric utility, while your subscription can create bill credits under the program’s rules.

What do bill credits actually mean?

Will I change electric utilities?

Does owning or renting the home matter?

What should I compare before subscribing?

Availability alone does not make every subscription equally attractive. Before enrolling, compare:

The subscription price or discount structure and how savings are calculated.
Any upfront, recurring, or administrative fees.
Contract length, cancellation policy, notice periods, and termination charges.
What happens if you move or transfer the electric account.
How bill credits appear and whether credit values can change over time.
Whether savings are guaranteed or simply projected.
What does NMpowered still need a provider or program to confirm?

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Check whether there is an available Community Solar option for you.