May 23 Many environmental groups and other organizations say Public Service Company of New Mexico should get out of the pollution-spewing Four Corners Power Plant but not the way the utility has proposed. PNM's agreement to transfer its share of the coal-fired plant to Farmington-based Navajo Transitional Energy Co. is worse than the status quo, they contend. They argue
Facebook touts impact of its renewable energy projects in New Mexico
Social media giant Facebook touted its renewable energy projects across the country in a recent report, citing the impact of a facility in New Mexico the surrounding local community.
Facebook’s U.S. Renewable Impact Study was released Wednesday to show how the company’s initiatives in wind and solar power benefited 10 states: New Mexico, Georgia, Indiana, Montana, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, Utah and Virginia – states identified, per the report, as having growing markets for low-carbon energy.
In 2011, Facebook began its efforts to support data centers across the country completely using renewable energy, bringing 55 new solar and wind projects to date and adding 5,763 megawatts (MW) of “clean electricity” to the U.S. grid.
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Vivint Solar Inc. installed 51 solar panels on Lynn Griffin’s Northeast Heights home, left. That’s about twice as many as needed to meet the Griffin family’s electricity consumption, and more than double the number of panels Vivint placed on a neighbor’s roof on the right. (Roberto E. Rosales/Albuquerque Journal)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Vivint Solar Inc., a national installation company recently acquired by publicly traded firm SunRun, has agreed to consumer-friendly modifications to its marketing practices in a legal agreement with the New Mexico Attorney General’s Office.
But lawyers representing Vivint customers who may have been victims of deceptive marketing said individual homeowners received no relief in the settlement, which the 2nd Judicial District Court in Bernalillo County approved in late December to resolve a lawsuit that Attorney General Hector Balderas filed in 2018.
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The San Juan Generating Station is pictured Monday, April 19, 2021, in Waterflow.
As the northwest corner of New Mexico prepares for the closure of the San Juan Generating Station, at least one proposed project to help displaced workers could lead to increased natural gas extraction.
Last year, the Energy Transition Act committee sent out a request for information on projects that could be funded through the portions of bonds that could be set aside for economic diversification, workforce training and assisting the Navajo Nation.
This resulted in more than two dozen proposals, however the funding is not yet available due to a lawsuit that has postponed the sale of low-interest bonds.