Important dates | Program guidance documents, forms, & FAQs
Reporting & compliance with ARCS
Important dates for participants through 2026
June 30, 2026
- End of first program quarter (calendar Q2)
July 1, 2026
- Program begins accepting New Mexico Alternative Fuel Pathway and Project Credit applications
- Note: NMED is accepting both via email until CTFP’s online reporting tool capabilities for the applications launch
- Release of additional user guides, guidance documents, and tools, including:
- Tier 1 and Tier 2 carbon intensity calculators
- Instructions on applying for a New Mexico Alternative Fuel Pathway
August 15, 2026
- Deadline for applying for a temporary fuel pathway for use in Q2 reporting
August 24, 2026
- Quarterly Fuel Reporting module opens in ARCS: users will see estimated credits and deficits by transaction as they report
August 24 – October 15, 2026
- First program quarter (April 1 – June 30) reporting and finalization period
- Enter initial data from first program quarter in ARCS by October 15
- Finalize all reported data in ARCS by November 23
October 15, 2026
- Enter initial data from first program quarter (calendar Q2) in ARCS by October 15.
- First program quarter credit and deficit summary data will be visible
November 14, 2026
- Deadline for applying for a temporary fuel pathway for use in Q3 reporting
November 23, 2026
- Finalize and submit all reported data in ARCS after reconciliation and verification with business partners
- First CTFP quarter (calendar Q2) credit and deficit balances visible after quarterly fuel reports are accepted
Winter 2026
- Credit Transfer Module/Credit Banking and Trading opens in ARCS: participants can report credit trades to NMED
Quarterly report deadlines
Quarterly reports track fuel activity throughout the compliance period. They summarize transaction-level fuel data, including the fuel pathway code, fuel quantity, Energy Economy Ratio (EER) (if applicable), counterparties and other required transaction details. ARCS calculates credits or deficits based on the data reported.
The Quarterly Fuel Reporting (QFR) module is available in ARCS. Estimated credits and deficits are visible as users complete reporting, but deficits must only be balanced each compliance period, not each quarter. Below are QFR deadlines for the first CTFP compliance period, which is longer than subsequent yearly compliance periods:
Calendar Q2 (first CTFP quarter): April 1-June 30, 2026
- Initial data entered in ARCS by: October 15, 2026
- Finalized report due in ARCS: November 23, 2026
Calendar Q3: July 1-September 30, 2026
- Initial data entered in ARCS by: November 15, 2026
- Finalized report due in ARCS: January 10, 2027
Calendar Q4: October 1-December 31, 2026
- Initial data entered in ARCS by: February 15, 2027
- Finalized report due in ARCS: March 31, 2027
Calendar Q1, next year: January 1-March 31, 2027
- Initial data entered in ARCS by: May 16, 2027
- Finalized report due in ARCS: June 30, 2027
Calendar Q2: April 1-June 30, 2027
- Initial data entered in ARCS by: October 15, 2027
- Finalized report due in ARCS: September 30, 2027
Calendar Q3: July 1-September 30, 2027
- Initial data entered in ARCS by: November 15, 2027
- Finalized report due in ARCS: January 10, 2028
Calendar Q4: October 1-December 31, 2027
- Initial data entered in ARCS by: February 15, 2028
- Finalized report due in ARCS: March 31, 2028
Annual compliance report
Annual reports demonstrate program compliance. They summarize total credits and/or deficits generated, carried over, acquired, sold, and retired to comply with the applicable carbon intensity standard.
Deficit generating parties must balance accounts for each annual compliance period to fulfill program requirements.
Deficit holders balancing accounts with credit purchases for a given compliance period may purchase credits to satisfy compliance after the end of the period (December 31), but must report these trades before the date their annual compliance report is due.
- First compliance period: April 1, 2026 – December 31, 2027
- First annual compliance report due (for longer first compliance period): April 30, 2028
- Subsequent compliance reports due yearly by April 30.
Additional annual report for residential EV charging credits (if applicable)
Beginning January 1, 2028, electricity distribution utilities and eligible vehicle manufacturers that receive residential EV charging credits must submit a separate annual report by July 1 describing how they used credit revenue.
- Due by July 1 for the prior compliance year
- First annual compliance report for residential EV charging credits due: July 1, 2028
