Request for Proposals: Third-Party Solar Leasing for New Mexico’s Underserved Communities

Apr 4, 2025

New Mexico Climate Investment Center
Request for Proposals (RFP) Announcement
Solar Third-Party Ownership

Date Posted: 04/04/2025
Deadline for Responses: 05/05/2025

Introduction

The New Mexico Climate Investment Center (NMCIC) is exploring third-party owned (TPO) implementation strategies to support, expand, and streamline efforts to deploy solar photovoltaic (PV) systems in New Mexico’s underserved communities. NMCIC will enable low-income and disadvantaged communities in New Mexico to implement and benefit from solar energy and will catalyze market transformation and industry development by building a sustainable and diverse solar workforce and leveraging private capital.

Scope and Objective

The selected TPO provider under NMCIC will be responsible for providing lease options to eligible single-family homes for PV systems. The selected TPO provider will provide production guarantees and be responsible for ensuring the installation, operation, maintenance, and warranty servicing of the technologies. NMCIC expects its financial assistance to the selected TPO provider will be in the form of a loan. Terms and conditions will be determined at a later date, post award.

Who Should Respond

We invite proposals from renewable energy companies, developers, and/or Engineering, Procurement and Construction firms (EPC), with experience in the installation, operation, and maintenance of residential solar projects, specifically those related to solar leasing programs.

Submission Instructions

Interested parties should download the PDF document NMCIC_RFP_TPO_001 and submit responses via email no later than May 5, 2025, at 11:59 pm MT.

  • Submission Method: info@nm-cic.org
  • File Format (if applicable): PDF
  • Subject Line (if email): RFP – Solar Third-Party Ownership – Response

Contact Information

For any questions or additional information, please contact: info@nm-cic.org

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