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A real climate plan for New Mexico to invest in

A real climate plan for New Mexico to invest in
A coalition of climate and community groups has been working together to propose a broad plan for New Mexico to address climate change and provide market mechanisms to protect communities and drive equitable economic innovation. The package would also include appropriations to invest in grants to support energy-efficiency improvements for low- and moderate-income families; decarbonization credits for small business; and fleet electrification and other job-creating investments ...
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Kit Carson Electric Co-op aims for 100% solar on sunny days

Kit Carson Electric Co-op aims for 100% solar on sunny days
By Bob Bresnahan, 
Kit Carson board, Renewable Taos Taos-based Kit Carson Electric Cooperative and Guzman Renewable Energy Partners will build 30 one-megawatt solar arrays around Kit Carson’s service area over the next six years. Kit Carson CEO Luis Reyes and Guzman CEO Chris Riley say that on a sunny day all electricity provided by Kit Carson will come from the sun by the fall of 2022. Reaching the 100% day-time milestone is an impressive goal, especially since Kit Carson and ...

Sierra Club & (Root) Beer

Sierra Club & (Root) Beer
Please join us for the March Sierra Club and Root Beer this Friday at the Albuquerque Peace and Justice Center. Dr. Sandrine Gaillard will give a workshop entitled “Why You Should Go Solar Now.” Dr. Gaillard is a physicist who in 2015 helped start the Sierra Club’s program to Solarize Santa Fe. She developed a website designed to help homeowners decide if solar is right for them and how to move forward. The information on the website is the basis for her presentation ...
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PNM’s “solar red tape” bill

photo of rooftop photovoltaics
There’s lots of conflicting information floating around about SB210 and HB199, PNM has been lobbying your legislators for more than a year for a bill that imposes a long list of requirements on solar installers. While PNM is peddling Senate Bill 210 and House Bill 199 as “consumer protection” bills, but they are really part of an effort to stifle competition from residential solar, which homeowners are increasingly choosing as an alternative to PNM’s expensive mix of mostly coal, nuclear and ...
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Sen. Rodríguez: Solar energy benefits El Paso, EPE proposal does not

Sen. Rodríguez: Solar energy benefits El Paso, EPE proposal does not
Sen. Rodriguez is an avid hiker and biker. He is pictured speaking at the GRO conference in Downtown El Paso. El Paso – State Sen. José Rodríguez today announced his opposition to a proposal by El Paso Electric (EPE) that would create a new fee for customers who have solar panels installed on their homes as well as increase their rates by 24 percent. He urged the El Paso City Council to reject the proposal. “I have long been an ...
/ El Paso Group