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Community solar finally gains momentum in New Mexico, offers lessons for expansion
35+ min ago (675+ words) Rows of solar panels at a newly completed community solar farm Wednesday in Las Vegas, N. M. About five years after the New Mexico Legislature passed a law creating the state's community solar program, projects around the state are finally getting off…...
Questa hydrogen facility on track as protest grows due to water worries
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1021+ words) Jessica Joseph, an educator and El Rito resident, attended a recent meeting of the Kit Carson Electric Cooperative board. Joseph has emerged as a prominent voice against the hydrogen project. TAOS " Kit Carson Electric Cooperative is waiting for Chevron to…...
A community solution can make electricity grid affordable
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (221+ words) Rising electricity costs and an increasingly strained grid, especially on some of the hottest days of the year, are becoming familiar yet growing challenges for New Mexico. Traditionally, utilities have responded to rising demand by building new power plants and…...
Solar incentives have changed. Here's how smart New Mexico homeowners are still saving big
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (649+ words) Solar incentives have changed....
PNM acquisition aims to support New Mexico's energy transition
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (734+ words) New Mexico's energy future is at a crossroads. At a time when increasing energy demands on an aging electric grid are coupled with changing federal energy policies, PNM has secured the financial backing to ensure New Mexico can continue to…...
Will high gasoline prices mean smaller cars?
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (392+ words) Santa Fe New Mexican I lived in Europe for nine years Gas was $7 a gallon; everyone drove small cars and took public transportation Most cars had manual transmission When I came back to the United States, I noticed how big…...
A closing window: PNM customers in Santa Fe are racing to secure solar incentives
3+ mon, 4+ day ago (350+ words) For decades, PNM customers across New Mexico have benefited from one of the most valuable solar policies available to homeowners'net metering'allowing customers with rooftop solar to send excess electricity back to the grid and receive bill credits at the full…...
New Mexico solar firms hope tax credit hike will help boost business
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (1766+ words) Santos Torres with Affordable Solar carries a panel to crew members installing a rooftop energy system Wednesday at a home in Albuquerque. Affordable Solar is one of a handful of solar installers that helps clients with the application for a…...
A fresh opportunity for clean air future
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (339+ words) santafenewmexican. com Another year, a fresh opportunity to pass the Clear Horizons Act This important bill would set limits for New Mexico's greenhouse gases It would prioritize emission reduction in communities already overburdened with polluted air from oil and gas…...
The real cost of industrial air pollution to the economy
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (1101+ words) View of heavy smoke coming out of an industrial plant. The modern world relies on industrial businesses. However, the industry results in air pollution that negatively impacts economies. Controlling this pollution protects workers, businesses and communities. It reduces long-term consequences,…...