New Mexico legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Mexico HB311: VIRTUAL POWER PLANT ACT
Status: Introduced, February 10, 2026
What the bill says
An act relating to utilities; enacting the virtual power plant act; requiring electric public utilities to implement virtual power plant programs; providing authority for the public regulation commission to promulgate rules related to virtual power plant programs; establishing participation and cost recovery conditions for a virtual power plant program.
From the introduced text, February 4, 2026:
AN ACT RELATING TO UTILITIES; ENACTING THE VIRTUAL POWER PLANT ACT; REQUIRING ELECTRIC PUBLIC UTILITIES TO IMPLEMENT VIRTUAL POWER PLANT PROGRAMS; PROVIDING AUTHORITY FOR THE PUBLIC REGULATION COMMISSION TO PROMULGATE RULES RELATED TO VIRTUAL POWER PLANT PROGRAMS; ESTABLISHING PARTICIPATION AND COST RECOVERY CONDITIONS FOR A VIRTUAL POWER PLANT PROGRAM. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: SECTION 1. A new section of Chapter 62 NMSA 1978 is enacted to read: "[NEW MATERIAL] SHORT TITLE.--This act may be cited as the "Virtual Power Plant Act"." SECTION 2. A new section of Chapter 62 NMSA 1978 is enacted to read: "[NEW MATERIAL] DEFINITIONS.--As used in the Virtual Power .232561.1 wen = lairetam derocsrednu eteled = ]lairetam detekcarb[ Plant Act: A. "commission" means the public regulation commission; B. "distributed energy resource" means distributed generation, energy storage systems, electric vehicles, microgrids, smart panels, fuel cells and demand-side management measures that are deployed at the distribution system level on either the customer or utility side of the meter; C. "distributed energy resource aggregator" means a person that manages customer enrollment, participation and performance-based compensation and ensures the delivery of grid services from the distributed energy resources in a virtual power plant; D. "electric public utility" means an electric public utility regulated by the commission pursuant to the provisions of the …
Sponsors
- Dayan Hochman-Vigil (D, HD-015) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : HENRC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation with amendment(s)
- : Sent to HENRC - Referrals: HENRC/HGEIC
- : Action Postponed Indefinitely
Subjects: UTILITIES (sewer, electric, gas, water, telephone)
Common questions
- What is HB311?
- HB311 is a bill in the New Mexico Legislature (2026 Regular Session): VIRTUAL POWER PLANT ACT.
- What does HB311 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to utilities; enacting the virtual power plant act; requiring electric public utilities to implement virtual power plant programs; providing authority for the public regulation commission to promulgate rules related to virtual power plant programs; establishing participation and cost recovery conditions for a virtual power plant program.
- What is the status of HB311?
- Introduced as of February 10, 2026. Latest action: HENRC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation with amendment(s) (February 10, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB311?
- Dayan Hochman-Vigil (D, HD-015).
- Where is the official record for HB311?
- On the New Mexico Legislature website: https://www.nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?chamber=H&legType=B&legNo=311&year=26
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