Mandatory Alternative Energy Cost Estimates

For applicants for permanent new electric service with a connected load of less than 25 kilowatts (kW) in capacity, if the estimated construction cost of a utility line extension is at least 15 times greater than the estimated annual revenues from the utility line extension, then at the customer's request, the utility must contact up to three alternative-energy system suppliers chosen by the customer from a list compiled by the New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department. The utility must ask the suppliers to provide cost estimates on alternative-energy systems to the customer.