Keep your utility service
Your utility continues delivering electricity, maintaining the grid, and sending its regular bill.
For businessesFOR NEW MEXICO BUSINESSES
Could community solar lower your business’s electric costs?
It may—without installing solar panels or changing utility service. The answer depends on your electric account and the written subscription terms.
Only eligible investor-owned utility accounts may qualify. Rural cooperative and municipal utility accounts are not eligible under this program.
Carl Marquis is a paid community solar sales representative for Enchantment Acquisitions, LLC, an authorized partner of Zia CS Services, LLC d/b/a Solscribe, an affiliate of Affordable Solar Group, LLC. He is compensated when someone enrolls through this site.
See how it would workTHE BASIC IDEA
How would community solar appear on our account?
An eligible business subscribes to part of a shared solar project and may receive related credits on its utility bill.
Subscribe to an off-site solar project
Nothing is installed on your roof or at your business.
Receive bill credits
Your share of the project’s production may create credits on an eligible business utility account.
THE DECISION
What should we review before saying yes?
Treat community solar as an account-and-contract decision. A credible offer should be understandable using your own bill and written terms.
Identify the account
Confirm the utility, service address, account holder, customer class or rate, and recent electricity use.
Confirm program fit
Verify that community solar is available and that the account can subscribe.
Compare the numbers
Review the expected bill credits, subscription charges, and estimated net savings using the business’s actual usage.
Read the contract
Check the term, price changes, cancellation rules, transfer rights, fees, and what happens if the business moves.
Move forward only if the account qualifies and the written economics make sense for the business.
A DRAFT FOR YOUR TEAM
Need to start an internal review?
This draft asks for fact-finding—not approval to enroll. Edit the bracketed details before sending.
Subject: Reviewing community solar for our business
Hi [Name],
I’d like us to check whether community solar could reduce electricity costs for [Business name] at [Service address].
Community solar uses an off-site shared solar project, so it would not require panels, construction, or equipment at our location. We would keep our existing utility service, and an eligible account may receive bill credits connected to a subscription.
Savings are not guaranteed. My suggested next step is to confirm whether our account qualifies and compare the projected credits, subscription charges, fees, term, and cancellation rules in writing.
Here is a plain-language overview for businesses:
https://carlmarquis.com/save/businesses
Would you be open to reviewing the account and terms before we make any decision?
Thanks,
[Your name]
COMMON QUESTIONS
What should a business ask?
Do we need to own the building?
Not necessarily. Community solar is tied to an eligible utility account rather than rooftop ownership. The account, service address, utility, and provider terms still need to qualify.
Do we need solar panels?
No. The solar project is located elsewhere, so the business does not need a roof project or on-site equipment.
Will our utility service change?
No. The utility continues delivering electricity and issuing its normal bill. Subscription charges may be handled separately, depending on the provider’s arrangement.
Are savings guaranteed?
No. Results depend on the value of bill credits, subscription price, electricity use, fees, contract terms, and future program or utility changes.
Is every business eligible?
No. Eligibility and availability depend on the utility, service address, customer class, program capacity, and provider requirements.
FOR INDIVIDUAL HOUSEHOLDS
Looking for community solar for a home?
Individuals should use the residential guide to review household eligibility, savings, terms, and enrollment.
Open the residential guide
WHY THIS WEBSITE EXISTS
Clear information before a decision.
I created The Save Project to explain community solar in plain language so business owners and managers can decide whether an offer is worth considering.
If the numbers and terms appear worthwhile, I’ll explain the next step. If they do not, I’ll tell you that too.
— Carl Marquis
VERIFY IT YOURSELF
Official sources
Do not rely on this page alone. These sources contain the law, rules, and utility information for New Mexico’s Community Solar Program.