N.M. Stat. § 71-6-6

Current through 2024, ch. 69

Section 71-6-6 - Definitions

As used in the Solar Collector Standards Act [71-6-4 to 71-6-10 NMSA 1978]:

A. "department" means the energy, minerals and natural resources department; and

B. "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.

NMS § 71-6-6

Laws 1981, ch. 379, § 16; 2007, ch. 38, § 2.