New Mexico legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Mexico HM60: STUDY USE OF BUILDINGS AS GRID ASSET
Status: Introduced, February 11, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 11, 2026:
wen = lairetam derocsrednu eteled = ]lairetam detekcarb[ HOUSE MEMORIAL 57TH LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION, 2026 INTRODUCED BY Dayan Hochman-Vigil A MEMORIAL REQUESTING THE ENERGY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT DIVISION OF THE ENERGY, MINERALS AND NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT TO DIRECT THE CREATION OF A STUDY GROUP TO STUDY AND DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO MAKE BUILDINGS A FLEXIBLE GRID ASSET VIA ELECTRIFICATION IN NEW MEXICO THAT ENABLES THE USE OF BUILDINGS AS A GRID ASSET AND LOWERS ENERGY BILLS. WHEREAS, New Mexico faces growing electricity demand and the need to modernize the electric grid while keeping energy costs affordable for residents and businesses; and WHEREAS, building technologies, including energy controls and analytic and electric appliances, can lower utility bills, reduce peak demand on the electric grid and support economic development while improving energy efficiency and comfort; and WHEREAS, electric appliances add megawatts to the grid .233409.1 wen = lairetam derocsrednu eteled = ]lairetam detekcarb[ that can be strategically leveraged to reduce peak demand and put downward pressure on rates when enrolled in demand flexibility programs, rates and tariffs to the benefit of ratepayers and the grid; and WHEREAS, adopting electric building technologies, especially in concert with demand flexibility programs, can increase customer cost certainty and control and reduce New Mexico pollution emissions through beneficial electrification; and …
Sponsors
- Dayan Hochman-Vigil (D, HD-015) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Sent to HENRC - Referrals: HENRC
- : Action Postponed Indefinitely
Subjects: MEMORIALS, OTHER, ENERGY & NATURAL RESOURCES
Common questions
- What is HM60?
- HM60 is a bill in the New Mexico Legislature (2026 Regular Session): STUDY USE OF BUILDINGS AS GRID ASSET.
- What is the status of HM60?
- Introduced as of February 11, 2026. Latest action: Sent to HENRC - Referrals: HENRC (February 11, 2026).
- Who sponsored HM60?
- Dayan Hochman-Vigil (D, HD-015).
- Where is the official record for HM60?
- On the New Mexico Legislature website: https://www.nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?chamber=H&legType=M&legNo=60&year=26
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