Increase energy efficiency and repair your home
Sealing leaks, installing energy-efficient appliances, accessing renewable electricity and driving electric will cut your monthly utility and transportation bills. Here are free or low-cost programs designed to help you lower your energy costs.
By late 2023/early 2024, rebates or discounts on energy-saving products will be available when you purchase them. This Inflation Reduction Act program will be administered by New Mexico. Middle-income households get 50% rebates and low-income households get 100% discounts, up to certain caps. To find out if you qualify: calculator (Español). Visit this example to see how a low and middle income family might use these and other rebates and tax credits to purchase a heat pump.

Electric Vehicles (EVs) cost less to operate than gas-powered vehicles, especially if you can charge them where you live. For example, the Chevy Bolt costs $275/month less in fuel, maintenance, insurance and depreciation than a comparable gas car, according to Plug Star.
But being able to afford and then finding an affordable EV is not always easy in these early days of EV adoption.