Rural Electric Cooperatives
Rebates
Many of New Mexico’s Rural Electric Co-ops receive their electricity and energy efficiency rebates from Tri-State. This list of rebates for their residential and commercial customers comes from the Socorro Electric Co-op website, but other NM co-ops may have similar rebates. Check with your co-op to see what they offer first before you make purchases and begin your project.
Some Coops affiliated with Tri-State in Colorado offer On-Bill Financing to help members pay for upgrades. Look out for this program to expand to New Mexico later in 2025. You may also save by signing up for a Time-of-Use electricity rate.
- Tri-State Electrify and Save Possible 2026 Rebates
- Energy Audits for commercial, industrial and agricultural producers
- $100 Electric-to-Induction cooktop/range 30″+
- $350 Gas-to-Induction replacement or new construction
- 25% of cost up to $1,000 Electric riding mower
- 25% of cost up to $150 Electric snow blower, mower and bicycles
- 25% of cost up to $100 Electric chainsaw; up to $50 for Electric trimmers, leaf blowers and power-washers
- Various rebates and requirements for electric and heat-pump water heaters 30 gal and above.
- Air Source Heat Pump
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Minimum eligibilty (ducted & ductless): ENERGY STAR® version 6.1, minimum standard 7.8 HSPF2.
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AHRI certification and/or number required. Itemized receipt.
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Incentive amount is the lower of stated rebate or 50% of equipment cost: $500 for systems < 1.5 tons (18,000 BTUs); $1,500 for systems > 1.5 tons (18,000 BTUs)
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- Ground Source Heat Pump
- $500 per ton for new systems
- $250 per ton for replacement systems
- $100 per unit for ground source heat pump powered hot water (a.k.a. desuperheater)
- Rebate over $20,000 requires prior approval
- Electric Vehicle Charging Equipment
- Residential Level 2: 50% of equipment and installation costs up to $1000
Tri-State Member Coops (Members may choose to offer rebates from this list for 2026)
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- Central New Mexico Electric Coop (Torrance, Bernalillo, Chaves, Guadalupe, Lincoln, DeBaca, Sandoval, San Miguel, Socorro, Valencia, Santa Fe) – Air- and Ground-source Heat pumps, Heat Pump Water Heater, Induction Cooktop, EV Chargers, Thermostats, Electric Thermal Storage, Outdoor equipment and E-Bikes
- Columbus Electric Coop (Grant, Hidalgo, Luna) –Air-Source and Ground-Source Heat Pumps, Whole House Fans, Evaporative Coolers, Induction Cooktops, HP Water heater, Smart Thermostat, Heat Pump Dryers, Outdoor Equipment &E-bikes.
- Continental Divide Coop (Cibola and parts of McKinley, Sandoval, Bernalillo, Valencia) – Air-Source Heat Pump, Ground-Source Heat Pump, Heat Pump Electric Dryer, EV Chargers, Induction Cooktop, Smart Thermostats, Outdoor Equipment and E-Bikes
- Jemez Mountains Electric Co-op (Rio Arriba, Santa Fe, Sandoval, McKinley, San Juan)
- Mora-San Miguel Electric Coop (Mora, San Miguel, Guadalupe, Santa Fe)
- Northern Río Arriba Electric Coop (Río Arriba) – Energy Audit, Appliance Center, Electrical Thermal Storage and Water Heater (time of use rates)
- Otero County Electric Coop (Chaves, Lincoln, Otero, Socorro) – Air and Ground-Source Heat Pumps, Mini splits, Insulation, Electric & HP water heaters, windows/doors, Thermostat, weather stripping/caulking power equipment, free home energy audit. Green power purchase
- Sierra Electric (Catron, Luna, Sierra, Socorro) – rebates for: HP Clothes Dryer, LEDs, air-source and ground-source heat pumps, electrical thermal storage, EV chargers, outdoor electric equipment, induction cooktops, Smart Thermostats and Whole House Fans and more.
- Socorro Electric Coop (Catron, Cibola, Sierra, Socorro, Valencia) 2026 Energy Efficient Rebate program brochure.
- Southwestern Electric Coop (Harding, Quay, Union)
- Springer Electric (Harding, Mora, San Miguel, Union)
Western Farmers Electric Coops
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- Central Valley Electric Coop (Eddy, Chaves, Lea, Otero) – Rebate Program webpage. (Smart Thermostat, Solar Screen, Insulation, Window, Ground and Air-Source Heat Pumps, Electric Dryer/Washer, Home Energy Audit, Marathon Electric Water Heater (not eligible for tax credit)).
- Farmers Electric Coop– Energy Efficiency program (link, scroll to page 7) offers rebates for insulation, windows, geothermal heat pumps, heat pump water heaters, mini splits, ducted heat pumps, electric water heaters, smart thermostats and new homes with heat pumps and insulation. Electricity rate discount for members who install EV Charger.
- Lea County Electric Coop (Chaves, Eddy, Lea) – Energy Audit, Loans for Weatherization and Heat Pumps, test drive LCEC’s Chevy Bolt!
- Roosevelt County Electric Coop (Chaves, Curry, DeBaca, Roosevelt) – EV charger, Matching funds up to $1,500 total for upgrades including Heat Pump systems, Smart Water Heaters, Insulation, Windows/Doors, Thermostat, Weather Stripping. Also has 3% energy efficiency loans. Call for details.
Others
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- Duncan Valley Coop (Grant, Hidalgo) – Time of Use plan
- Kit Carson Electric Coop Time of Use rates. Energy efficiency rebates coming in 2026 via a state CEED award with Taos county.
- La Plata Electric Association (Rio Arriba) Rebates. Higher rebates for Income Qualified members. (Energy audit, Heat Pump Dryer, Heat Pumps, Heat Pump Water Heaters, Battery Storage, Induction Stoves, Smart Thermostat/Timers, Outdoor Equipment, E-bikes, EV Charger, All Electric Retrofit or Construction Bonus, Electric Thermal Storage and Heating,
Roof Heat Tape and Cable Timer Rebates, Income-qualified weatherization)
- Navopache Electric Coop (Catron) – $50 credit on electric bill for qualified electric heat heater timer when you participate in the Water Heater Time of Use, Solar net metering and rates.
- Rio Grande Electric Coop (Eddy, Otero)
- Tri County Electric Coop –Free energy audit. Second audit is $500.
Rural Electric Co-ops and Solar
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- Net Metering
- Rates (including time of use)
- See the status of solar and battery projects.
- Read the history of Kit Carson’s decision to leave Tri-State and pursue 100% daytime solar.
- Register your electric medical devices in case of an outage.
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- Kit Carson Electric Cooperative
- Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative: Net Metering
Otero County Electric Cooperative has a 75.9 kW solar garden, net metering and green power program the allows member to purchase blocks of renewable energy coming from Tri-State.
Sierra Electric Cooperative – Please contact their office for their net metering packet for solar.
Socorro Electric Cooperative members can subscribe to Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association’s “green power” program which sells members 9 cent per 100-kWh block of renewable energy per month.
Springer Electric Cooperative offers 100 kilowatt blocks of wind-generated electricity for $1.25 above your regular monthly energy charge. It also buys back member solar-generated electricity for 2.688 cents/kWh (2023)
