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 The American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009 (ARRA) appropriated $3.1 billion for the Department of Energy’s State Energy Program (SEP), which provides funding to state energy offices (SEOs) for energy efficiency and renewable energy programs. The following page summarizes New Mexico's planned use of the funding.
Total Stimulus Funding in New Mexico: $31,821,000
New Mexico is soliciting proposals for the following program areas under the State Energy Program (SEP):
| Program Area |
Description |
Budget Total |
| Clean Fuels and Efficient Transportation |
- Transportation
- Vehicle miles traveled reduction for NM public fleets
- Implement trip efficiency strategies (idle reduction, offset cost of vehicle replacements for fuel efficient vehicles)
- Promote biofuels
- Promote education programs to encourage public transport, car pool, etc.
- Energy Education
- Educate citizens about true costs of transportation (monetary and environmental)
- Conduct outreach and public education efforts to expand the use of alternative fuels and reduction of VMT statewide
- Policy, Planning, and Energy Security
- Provide technical assistance to public and private fleets
- Propose policies to encourage and enhance transportation fuel conservation, efficiency renewable fuel use and promote/expand alternative fuel use
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$7 million |
Energy Efficiency Program |
- Buildings
- Energy Codes
- Green Building Professional’s Training
- “Green Up” existing public buildings (i.e. retrofits)
- Commercial audits
- Non-low income residential audits/energy savings measures
- New Construction
- Energy Education
- Professional training
- Green Collar workforce development
- Energy Codes Inspector’s training
- General Public Outreach and Education
- Appliance rebates
- Utilities’ Programs
- Industry
- Combined Heat and Power
- Facility Managers/Energy Managers Education and Training
- Industry audits, renovations, and recognition programs
- Policy, Planning, and Energy Security
- Development of zoning and other land use guidelines to promote energy efficient land use development
- Comprehensive Community plans that emphasize and promote energy efficiency
- Utility demand-side policy promotion and expansion
- Transporatation
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$19 million |
| Renewable Energy |
- Buildings
- Electric Power and Renewable Energy
- Energy Education
- Industry
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$4.5 million |
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