Renewable energy

States struggling to meet renewable energy standards

A front page story in today’s New York Times’ business section looked at what the paper called a “moving target” — the renewable energy standards in various states, including New Mexico. The paper wrote that the Land of Enchantment and our neighbor to the east, Texas, are closer to reach the goals than many other [...]

New commercial solar plant for New Mexico is still on track

Remember the RFP issued back in June by PNM, El Paso Electric, Southwest Public Service and Tri-State Generation and Transmission regarding a solar power plant they want to build? The electricity generated from the plant would help the companies meet the requirements of New Mexico’s Renewable Portfolio Standards.

Local Dems praise passage of tax incentives for renewable energy

Sen. Jeff Bingaman, Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chavez and 1st Congressional District candidate Martin Heinrich gathered at Sacred Power in Albuquerque to praise the passage of renewable energy tax incentives.
Bingaman told the New Mexico Independent the incentives “will help New Mexico because some of the companies that have established here, Schott Solar which is just building [...]

EPA mapping pairs contaminated land with renewable energy

Need a little escapism from the intense political season, not to mention the economic situation scaring us all half to death?
If you’re like me, you can zone out on the EPA’s fascinating interactive mapping project in Google Earth that was produced to encourage the development of renewable energy projects on contaminated lands in the U.S.