When incentive programs are poorly designed, the results are predictable:
Higher monthly bills for families who don’t qualify or can’t participate
More cost shifting from private upgrades onto public ratepayers
A growing divide between households who can afford energy technology and those who can’t
New Mexico deserves a system that strengthens the grid without punishing the people already struggling with rising costs.
Not every program marketed as “clean energy innovation” is designed fairly.
When utilities and regulators approve incentives that require major upfront spending, those programs naturally benefit people who already have disposable income, while the costs are spread across every ratepayer in the state.
That isn’t energy equity. That’s cost shifting.
Working families should not subsidize benefits they can’t access.
If it’s funded by ratepayers, it must be accessible to ratepayers, not limited to those who can afford expensive upgrades.
Energy programs should lower costs and strengthen reliability, not create long-term bill increases for working families.
Utilities and regulators must prove programs are fair, transparent, and designed to benefit the public, not just a select few.
Energy decisions are being made right now that will shape utility rates and access for decades.
If working families aren’t represented at the table, we will be stuck paying for policies designed around wealth, not fairness.
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