PNM seeks 700 megawatts of new generation » Albuquerque Journal
The San Juan Gernerating Station operating west of Farmington. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Public Service Company of New Mexico released two new “requests for proposals” Monday morning for energy developers to potentially supply up to 700 megawatts of new electric-generating capacity. That includes an RFP for 400 MW of power to meet projected electric demand and to guarantee grid reliability when PNM abandons the coal-fired San Juan Generating Station near Farmington in June 2022. New replacement generation is needed because one of the four solar farms with back-up battery storage that is plann...