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Santa Fe County authorizes community‑solar subscription; aims to reserve credits for low‑income households
Summary
The board authorized the county manager to enter floating commercial subscription agreements with US Solar for state-awarded community‑solar projects in the PNM service territory, designating up to 55% of capacity for low‑income households and reserving a county anchor share that the presenter said would yield about $1.26M in net savings over 25 years.
Santa Fe County commissioners voted to authorize the county manager to enter into one or more floating commercial subscription agreements with US Solar (in partnership with Luna Solar) for community solar projects in PNM service territory.
Community Development Sustainability Manager Jacqueline Beam and US Solar representative Connor McCarthy detailed the offer: the developer will allocate a portion of each awarded project to low‑income households (US Solar proposes 55% of capacity to low‑income subscribers receiving deeper discounts) and offers anchor tenants — such as the county — a fixed 10% discount off the bill‑credit value assigned to their subscribed share. Connor McCarthy said the county’s portfolio of…
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