Section 5-18-2 - Legislative findings. - New Mexico Statutes

5-18-2. Legislative findings.

The legislature finds that:

A.     the development of renewable energy sources will advance the security, economic well-being and public and environmental health of the state, as well as contributing to the energy independence of the nation and addressing the issue of global climate change;

B.     it is in the best interests of the state, municipalities and counties to encourage the development of distributed generation renewable energy sources and the installation by property owners of such energy sources;

C.     the high front-end costs of renewable energy installations to real property prevents many property owners from making these improvements, and therefore it is desirable and necessary to authorize alternative financing procedures to promote the installation of the improvements; and

D.     the creation and administration of renewable energy financing districts to facilitate the development of renewable energy improvements on property in the district will serve a valid public purpose and is expressly declared to be in the public interest.