N.M. Code R. § 17.7.2.9 - RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS
A. The
programs should enable residential customers or households to conserve energy,
reduce demand, or reduce residential energy bills.
B. Provided that the public utility's total
portfolio of programs remains cost-effective, no less than five percent of the
amount received by the public utility for program costs shall be specifically
directed to energy efficiency programs for low-income customers.
(1) A public utility may coordinate with
existing community resources, including affordable housing programs, and
low-income weatherization programs managed by other utilities and federal,
state, county, or local governments. This section does not preclude the public
utility from designing and proposing other low-income programs.
(2) Whenever possible, providers of
low-income energy efficiency measures or programs should have demonstrated
experience and effectiveness in the design, administration and provision of
low-income measures and programs, along with experience in identifying and
conducting outreach to low-income households. In the absence of qualified
independent agencies, a public utility that does not provide measures or
programs directly, may solicit qualified competitive bids for these
services.
(3) In developing the
utility cost test for energy efficiency and load management measures and
programs directed to low-income customers, unless otherwise quantified in a
commission proceeding, the public utility shall assume that twenty percent of
the calculated energy savings is the reasonable value of reductions in working
capital, reduced collection costs, lower bad-debt expense, improved customer
service, effectiveness, and other appropriate factors qualifying as utility
system economic benefits.
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