Xcel Energy completes 522-megawatt wind project in Roosevelt County

Xcel Energy announced Wednesday that the Sagamore Wind Project — a 522-megawatt wind farm across 100,000 acres of New Mexican prairie — is complete to serve New Mexico and Texas…

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New Mexicans vote in favor of appointed PRC

New Mexico Voters approved Constitutional Amendment #1 on Tuesday in a vote of 56% to 44% with nearly 800,000 votes cast. Constitutional amendment #1 would reduce the number of commissioners…

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PNM to be bought out by energy giant Avangrid

New Mexico customers of Albuquerque based energy producer PNM woke up to big news this morning. A major Connecticut-based utility and renewable energy development company called  Avangrid announced on Wednesday…

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Read more about the article NM Congressional Delegates opposed federal fracking ban proposal
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NM Congressional Delegates opposed federal fracking ban proposal

A Democrat sponsored house bill aims to ban fracking nationwide by 2025. The bill, which was sponsored by U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (D-N.Y.), U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sen.…

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Read more about the article NM Supreme Court sides with Governor and Energy Transition Act in PRC case
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NM Supreme Court sides with Governor and Energy Transition Act in PRC case

The state’s highest court has ruled that the controversial Energy Transition Act will apply to PNM as it seeks to recover investments made to the San Juan Generating station near…

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Could NM’s power grid benefit from “Pumped Hydro Storage”?

Under Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham's ambitious Energy Transition Act, NM will ideally rely on solely renewable energy sources by 2050. But the question on the minds of many New Mexicans…

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