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New Mexico attorney general eyes utility costs during freeze SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN, Associated Press Feb. 25, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 3 1of3FILE - This May 20, 2012 photo shows one of the major transmission lines that runs to the west of Albuquerque, N.M. New Mexico's top prosecutor has opened an inquiry into utility costs during a winter blast that plunged New Mexico and other states into a deep freeze. State Attorney General Hector Balderas says the weather emergency caused tremendous damage and he wants to ensure New Mexicans won't be further harmed by skyrocketing bills. Util...

A solar project meant to provide 10% of Gallup’s electricity for the next two decades is falling short of expectations, highlighting just one of the challenges as investor-owned utilities and rural electric cooperatives across New Mexico look to boost their share of renewable energy to meet the state's escalating benchmarks.