{"data":{"id":"us-nm/71-6-6","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"71-6-6","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in the Solar Collector Standards Act [71-6-4 to 71-6-10 NMSA 1978]:\nA. \"department\" means the energy, minerals and natural resources department; and\nB. \"solar collector\" means a component that provides for the collection and transfer of incident solar energy, such transfer to be effected through a liquid or air medium primarily by mechanical means for use in water heating, space heating or cooling or other applications that normally require or would require a conventional source of energy such as petroleum products, natural gas or electricity; but does not include a passive system that uses structural elements of a building to provide for the collection, storage and distribution of solar energy for heating or cooling without the use of a motor-driven fan or pump.","path":["Chapter 71 - Energy and Minerals","ARTICLE 6 Solar Energy Development"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18574/index.do","current_through":"2025-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:20Z","sha256":"681a7b64f7f5b12e837db844e5d00a18e8dd5f6837f86988facdddf19618f80a","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/71-6-5","next":"us-nm/71-6-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}