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New Mexico solar cancellation rights

No state extended rescission period located. FTC Cooling-Off Rule (16 CFR Part 429) — 3 business days for door-to-door sales ≥$25 — is the cancellation right. The 2017 Distributed Generation Disclosure Act imposes disclosure duties only (no rescission). Note: SB 65 (2025), the proposed 'Consumer Solar Protection Act,' was postponed indefinitely on Feb 10, 2025 and did NOT become law.

The law

  • NMSA 1978 §§ 57-31-1 to 57-31-5 (Distributed Generation Disclosure Act, 2017, Laws 2017 ch. 102, eff. June 16, 2017 — disclosure requirements for distributed-generation installers)
  • FTC Cooling-Off Rule, 16 CFR Part 429

Contract notes

The 2017 disclosure act applies to sales AND leases. AG opinion material flags tax-credit claims as a trouble spot — sellers may not claim government-program affiliation or 'free solar' offers. The 2025 SB 65 would have added private right of action and payment-restriction rules; it died in committee.

Enforcement watch: No AG consumer-enforcement action on residential solar sales located for 2024–2026. (NM DOJ participated in the Oct 2025 multistate suit against EPA over Solar for All termination — a federal-funding dispute.)

What to do next in New Mexico

  1. Read your contract's cancellation clause tonight. Compare it against the state window: No state extended rescission period located. FTC Cooling-Off Rule (16 CFR Part 429) — 3 business days for door-to-door sales ≥$25 — is the cancellation right. The 2017 Distributed Generation Disclosure Act imposes disclosure duties only (no rescission). Note: SB 65 (2025), the proposed 'Consumer Solar Protection Act,' was postponed indefinitely on Feb 10, 2025 and did NOT become law.
  2. If the company never gave you a cancellation form, your federal 3-day clock may never have started — that's the loophole in our cooling-off guide.
  3. Past the window? Shift to the complaint path: where to file, and check whether savings were misrepresented (guide).
Get the notice written for you. The $39 SolarEscape Kit generates a cancellation letter citing NMSA 1978 §§ 57-31-1 to 57-31-5 (Distributed Generation Disclosure Act, 2017, Laws 2017 ch. 102, eff. June 16, 2017 — disclosure requirements for distributed-generation installers), with your dates filled in — plus the complaint kit and bankrupt-installer playbook.
Not legal advice. This tool provides general information based on state statutes and the FTC Cooling-Off Rule as of October 2026. Laws change and every contract is different. For advice about your specific situation, talk to a consumer attorney or your state attorney general's office. We can't promise you can cancel — nobody can. What we do: tell you where the cancellation windows are, and what to do when they're closed.

Sources: law.justia.com, fastdemocracy.com, www.nmlegis.gov · Verified 2026-10-10