{"data":{"id":"us-nm/47-3-3","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"47-3-3","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in the Solar Rights Act:\nA. \"solar collector\" means a device, substance or element, or a combination of devices, substances or elements, that relies upon sunshine as an energy source and that is capable of collecting not less than twenty-five thousand British thermal units on a clear winter solstice day or that is used for the conveyance of light to the interior of a building. The term also includes any device, substance or element that collects solar energy for use in:\n(1) the heating or cooling of a structure or building;\n(2) the heating or pumping of water;\n(3) industrial, commercial or agricultural processes; or\n(4) the generation of electricity. A solar collector may be used for purposes in addition to the collection of solar energy. These uses include, but are not limited to, serving as a structural member or part of a roof of a building or structure and serving as a window or wall; and\nB. \"solar right\" means a right to an unobstructed line-of-sight path from a solar collector to the sun, which permits radiation from the sun to impinge directly on the solar collector.","path":["Chapter 47 - Property Law","ARTICLE 3 Solar Rights"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18550/index.do","current_through":"2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"f8648125e28c71ce68faf3c216efab51163b042c05cfa244aa6a1890aff20a7b","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/47-3-2","next":"us-nm/47-3-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}