N.M. Stat. § 71-6-8 (2026)

A. A person who manufactures, distributes or sells solar collectors may apply to the
department for certification of the collectors. The department shall certify the solar
collectors if:
       (1)    the applicant submits test results performed by an approved testing facility
that show that the collectors meet the minimum standards of durability and reliability
and that indicate the thermal efficiency of the collectors; or

       (2)    the applicant submits test results that show that the collectors meet the
minimum standards of durability and reliability and that indicate the thermal efficiency of
the collectors and the applicant submits proof that the collectors have been certified or
approved by another state or the federal government and, in the opinion of the secretary
of energy, minerals and natural resources, the minimum standards and testing criteria of
the other state or the federal government are at least as stringent as those established
pursuant to the Solar Collector Standards Act [71-6-4 to 71-6-10 NMSA 1978].

   B. The department shall maintain accurate records of all solar collectors that have
been certified pursuant to Subsection A of this section, including the test results
submitted to the department. The records shall be available for public inspection.

     C. Not more than once every two years, the department may require any applicant
for which solar collectors have been previously certified pursuant to this section to
submit additional or more recent test results. If the applicant continues to meet the
requirements of Subsection A of this section, the certification of the solar collectors shall
be continued. If the applicant fails to submit the additional or more recent test results or
if the applicant fails to continue to meet the requirements of Subsection A of this
section, the department shall withdraw the certification previously issued and shall so
notify the applicant.

    D. The department shall promulgate rules necessary to implement the provisions of
this section.

History: Laws 1981, ch. 379, § 18; 1987, ch. 234, § 72; 2007, ch. 38, § 4.

                                     ANNOTATIONS

The 2007 amendment, effective July 1, 2007, in Subsection A, changes "energy,
minerals and natural resources department" to "department"; in Paragraph (2) of
Subsection A, changes "secretary of energy and minerals" to "secretary of energy,
minerals and natural resources"; in Subsection B, changes "energy, minerals and
natural resources department" to "department"; in Subsection C, changes "secretary of
energy, minerals and natural resources" to "department" and in the last sentence,
changes "secretary" to "department"; and in Subsection D, changes "energy, minerals
and natural resources department" to "department".

The 1987 amendment, effective July 1, 1987, substituted "energy, minerals and natural
resources" for "energy and minerals" near the beginning of each of the four subsections.