NM EnergySmart

The NM Energy$mart Program makes your home more comfortable and more energy efficient at no cost to you. Homes receive an average of $4,500 in energy efficiency upgrades through the program, which may include insulation, caulking, new windows and/or new heating systems. You can expect a savings on your utility costs of $350 to $500 each year.

To be eligible for the Energy$mart Program, your household income must be at or below 200 percent of federal poverty guidelines. (See chart below.) Priority is given to the lowest income households.

Weatherization work is performed by three service providers located throughout the state. Any home can eligible, whether owned or rented, single family or multi-family. To apply for the NM Energy$mart Program, please contact the service provider from the list below. Be sure to call the provider that serves your county.

Once you qualify for the NM Energy$mart program, a residential energy efficiency professional will come to your home and evaluate it for energy efficiency and health and safety factors. Based on the evaluation, a recommendation will be made for customized upgrades that will make your home as energy efficient and safe as possible. The service providers that will be doing the upgrades will explain to you what will be done and schedule a time to do the upgrades. After the crew completes the work, an inspection will be performed, which may include New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority staff.

The NM Energy$mart Program receives funding from the Department of Energy, LIHEAP and from utility companies such as New Mexico Gas and PNM. The NM Energy$mart awards these funds to Community Action Agencies, nonprofit organizations or local governments through a competitive request for proposals process based on their experience and capacity to perform the required repairs.

NM Energy$mart services may include some of the following:

Air leakage reduction:

• repair or replacement of broken glass
• thresholds, and weather-stripping
• sealing/caulking cracks
• installation of door sweeps
• exterior doors
• fireplace dampers
• water heater insulation blankets
• thermostat controls
• incidental repairs including lumber to frame or repair windows and doors
• roofing materials to patch or repair leaks
• protective materials (paint), or repair materials
• ceiling, wall and floor insulation

Electric base load measures:

• compact florescent light bulbs
• new refrigerators

Health and Safety:

• stove pipe repair/replacement
• smoke and carbon monoxide detectors
• furnace repair/replacement