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How to participate

Parties participating in the Clean Transportation Fuel Program will: 

1. Register your organization as a participant in the Applications, Reporting, and Compliance System (ARCS) 

  1. Fill out, sign, and notarize account registration form
  2. Upload form and enter details about your organization and account administrators
  3. Receive an invoice for a registration fee via email
  4. Pay the invoice
  5. NMED approves the registration
  6. Receive account details and login credentials via email
  7. Log in, accept terms of service
  8. Create other organization user accounts as needed

CTFP-ARCS User Registration Guidance

2. For providers of gaseous fuel and electricity as transportation fuel, register your Fuel Supply Equipment in ARCS 

  1. Register your organization 
  2. Log in to ARCS 
  3. Choose FSE Bulk Upload or Add FSE (manual registration) 
  4. Enter information; upload applicable templates and documents 
  5. Submit 
  6. NMED reviews the FSE registration 
  7. Receive confirmation email 
  8. Review registered FSEs in ARCS 

This step allows ARCS to calculate credits and deficits for these parties, who are regulated at the point that their fuel is dispensed to a vehicle.  

CTFP-ARCS FSE Registration Guidance

3. Determine your carbon intensity (CI) score: 

To fulfill reporting obligations and to generate credits and deficits, participants must use carbon intensities (CIs) approved by the program. NMED determines CIs depending on the fuel type and its pathway, or the emissions “journey” that fuel takes, including feedstock, production, transportation, and use.  

Generally, a fuel importer, producer, or dispenser can obtain a CI in four ways: 

  1. Lookup table: CIs for unblended gasoline or diesel, fossil compressed or liquified natural gas, liquified petroleum gas (propane), and renewable electricity. See Table 4
  1. Temporary table: Temporary CIs for a participant to use while they apply for an alternative fuel pathway. Participants may also temporarily use CIs from clean fuel programs in other jurisdictions while awaiting approval of an alternative fuel pathway in New Mexico. See Table 5 
  1. Tier 1: CI calculators for commonly produced alternative fuel types for a participant’s use in an alternative fuel pathway application process. Tier 1 calculator will be published here when finalized.
  1. Tier 2: CI calculators for new or innovative alternative fuel types that have a unique or complex production process for a participant’s use in an alternative fuel pathway application process.  Tier 2 calculator will be published here when finalized.

See graphic below for examples of 1-4.

Infographic from the New Mexico Environment Department showing four carbon intensity pathway categories for the Clean Transportation Fuel Program: Lookup Table (program-determined carbon intensities for fossil fuels without alternative pathways), Temporary Table (program-determined intensities for fuels seeking an alternative pathway, such as biomass-based diesels and biomethane), Tier 2 (fuel- or process-specific carbon intensity for unique production processes like ethanol from non-edible plant material and hydrogen, requiring complex lifecycle emissions modeling and third-party verification), and Tier 1 (fuel- or process-specific carbon intensity for commonly produced alternative fuels like biomethane from landfills and biodiesel from plant oils, requiring simplified lifecycle emissions modeling and third-party verification).

Determining electricity CIs:  

Generally, an electric vehicle (EV) electricity dispenser may obtain a CI depending on how the electricity is sourced or generated, for example:  

  • Grid electricity: Electricity dispensed to EVs that is from a utility grid uses the CI for that utility. NMED calculates, approves, and announces these CIs annually by May 30. NMED’s Carbon intensity values for utilities will be published here.
  • Renewable electricity: Electricity dispensed to EVs that is solely generated by solar, wind, hydropower, or geothermal power may use the CI listed in Table 4, which is zero. 
  • Other off-grid electricity: Electricity dispensed to EVs that is not connected to a utility grid and is not from an approved renewable generation source may pursue a CI through an alternative fuel pathway application. Tier 1 and Tier 2 calculators will be published here. 

Otherwise, CTFP allows electricity used in the production lifecycle of other fuel types to be accounted for in an application for an alternative fuel pathway. The accounting provisions permit the use of book-and-claim methods. 

4. Keep records and submit required reports  

Program participants are required to report information to NMED through the Applications, Reporting, and Compliance System (ARCS). Typical submissions include: 

  • Quarterly reports: to report transaction types and unique information for various fuel types; 
  • Annual “compliance period” reports: to demonstrate the regulated party’s balance of credits and deficits; and 
  • Additional annual reports: to affirm claims related to unique actions such as claiming residential electric vehicle (EV) charging credits or demonstrating compliance with approved alternative fuel pathways. 

For more detailed reporting information, see important dates and CTFP Participant FAQ.

  • CTFP’s first quarter is April 1 to June 30, 2026. 
    • Report this data from July 1 to August 15, 2026. 
    • Resolve submitted data discrepancies and make final corrections between August 16 and September 30, 2026. 
  • CTFP’s first compliance period is seven quarters, from April 1, 2026, to December 31, 2027. 
    • Report this data from January 1 to April 30, 2028. 
    • Electric utilities and electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers claiming residential EV charging credits have delayed reporting requirements, due July 1, 2028.  
      • To satisfy duplicative reporting requirements, electric utilities may submit the Public Regulation Commission’s required reports to NMED. 

5. Pay program fees 

Fee type  Who pays  When  Basis or Amount*  
One-time program registration fee  Any person who is required or wishes to opt into CTFP  Assessed as a part of the registration process; paid before the Department approves an ARCS account. $3,000 for credit and deficit generators
$500 for all other registered parties  
Annual CTFP fee  All regulated parties  The announcement of the final CTFP budget will be on October 31, 2026, and then on July 1 each subsequent year. Fee invoices will be sent to participants within 30 days of the announcement. 
Payment is due within 30 calendar days of the date of the department’s invoice.  For example, the initial annual fee payment will be due no later than December 30, 2026. 		CTFP is a self-funded program and is not reliant on the legislature’s general fund. Annual fees are paid by all CTFP participants. Each participant’s share of the fees is prorated twice, based on the budget:  
1. NMED determines  the program’s total CTFP budget based on the activities involved in administering the CTFP.
2. The total budget is split so that deficit generators cover 95 percent of the cost and credit generators cover the remaining 5 percent.
3. Each participant’s annual fee is prorated within the 95% and 5% categories, based on the number of credits or deficits generated. 
Application fees, including for:  
1. Alternative Fuel Pathway Applications  
2. EER Pathway Applications 
3. FSE Pathway Applications
4. Project Credit Applications		Applicants  Invoiced to applicant by NMED at time of application; payment due within 30 days and no later than the time of NMED’s approval of the application. $5,500 for a Tier 1 alternative fuel pathway application, EER pathway application, and FSE pathway application
$15,000 for a Tier 2 alternative fuel pathway application.  Project credit fees shall be calculated for each project and assessed on a full cost-recovery basis.  

* All fees are subject to an annual inflation adjustment, per 20.2.92.502.G. NMAC. Additionally, if fees are not paid by the due date, they are subject to late fees and penalties, per 20.2.92.502.H. NMAC. 

6. Compliance

  • Settle deficits (generated April 1, 2026, through December 31, 2027) with credits by April 30, 2028  
  • First compliance report due April 30th, 2028, then yearly after.

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