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Two electric cooperatives that serve rural areas of northern New Mexico received a combined $26.7 million in federal funding to invest in grid infrastructure and help prevent wildfires. The funding is part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships, or GRIP, program. The DOE announced a total of $34.6 billion in […]
Southwest New Mexico’s playa lakes could play a key role in the energy transition as a source of lithium. Lancaster Resources, a company based in Canada, is hoping to cash in on that opportunity and has acquired the Alkali Flat lithium brine project located in Hidalgo County near Lordsburg. In September, the company submitted applications […]
A new study by researchers from the University of Exeter and University College London indicates that the world may have passed a tipping point that makes it inevitable that solar energy will become the dominant source of electricity globally. The study was published this week in the peer-reviewed journal Nature Communications. This comes as countries […]
New Mexico’s joint efforts with other western states to pursue federal funding for a hydrogen hub was unsuccessful. President Joe Biden and Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm announced seven hydrogen hubs throughout the nation that may receive funding through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, or bipartisan infrastructure law. Those proposed hubs are now […]
The Energy Transition Act Committee passed a resolution on Thursday that details recommendations for how to distribute energy transition funds that are available because of the closure of the San Juan Generating Station. The most controversial aspect was how to distribute the $6 million set aside for economic development. The committee voted 5-2 for four […]