PNM Reduce Your Use Grants
Energy Saving Steps You Could Take
The PNM Fund wants to help your nonprofit organization save energy and money. Not only will these grants help the environment, but spending less on energy means you’ll have more resources to support your mission.
Properly selected for your facility, making energy-efficiency investments today can result in ongoing financial savings. For example, properly insulating and sealing air leaks in a building could reduce cooling and heating bills by as much as 30 percent, plus improve overall comfort.
We want to help you implement measures that ensure you work in a “greener” building. When you apply for the grant, we ask you to tell us about the specific measures you will take to Reduce Your Use.
Start thinking about how you could use a Reduce Your Use Grant up to $5,000 to improve the energy efficiency of your facility:
- Replace your incandescent bulbs with CFLs (compact fluorescents). Incandescent lights use four times the electricity of comparable CFL lights.
- Install energy efficient windows
- Have your building properly insulated and weatherized.
- Purchase Energy Star® appliances
- Make a down payment on a solar panel
- Be creative; there is much more you can do!
Every building and facility is different. Age, amount of insulation, window size, and many other factors affect how you use energy. In order to make the right decisions for your facility, take advantage of the many free resources available to help you calculate and manage your energy use.
 Take a free online energy evaluation at PNM.com
Go green with the Small Business Guide to Energy Efficiency (business.gov)
Learn about EPA's strategic approach for making energy-saving building upgrades
Join an Energy Star small business network to get free advice and information
Use Energy Star Portfolio Manager track and assess energy use
Tips for homes may be appropriate for your facility, too
Learn about applying for a Reduce Your Use Grant
Reduce Your Use Grants general information
Still have questions? Contact the PNM Fund
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