Rural Efficient Business Program (REBP)

REBP helps New Mexico rural small businesses and agricultural producers cut energy costs, adopt renewable energy, and access financing through NMEDD. Home Programs and Services Business Development Rural Efficient Business Program (REBP) Rural Efficient Business Program (REBP) Programs and Services Submenu The Rural Efficient Business Program (REBP) offers assistance to small businesses and agricultural producers in New Mexico. We offer resources to reduce energy consumption, increase profits, and implement renewable energy systems. We’re here for your rural business. Our Mission REBP was created by the New Mexico Economic Development Department in 2017. The program helps businesses located in rural areas (< 50,000 in population) and agricultural producers. A focus on renewable energy helps rural New Mexico businesses save money. Efficiency Analysis for Your Business Experts from Manufacturing Extension Partnership will review your business’s workflow and identify changes to your processes that can help grow your bottom line. MEP has studied and assisted New Mexico businesses from bottling to plastics to clothing production. Financing for Renewable Energy The New Mexico Rural Efficient Business Program connects you with the best resources for your business, putting everything from grants for solar power to loans and gap funding for building improvements or personnel hiring at your fingertips—learn how to finance renewable energy systems. REBP Interview Series The REBP program has traveled throughout New Mexico interviewing companies and other entities about how to become more energy efficient and save money. For more information about the program, contact Program Development Specialist Felicia DePaula FeliciaF.DePaula@  You can view all of the previously recorded interviews on our REBP YouTube channel Resources USDA Rural Development NM Energy, Minerals & Natural Resources Southwest Energy Efficiency Project New Mexico Made New Mexico Small Business Assistance (NMSBA) Program The Technology Readiness Gross Receipts Initiative (TRGR) (lanl.gov) More REBP Resources Our Partners  Supported by a grant from USDA