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Impact statement: San Juan Mine could stay open until 2033
By Hannah Grover | Farmington Daily Times. FARMINGTON — The San Juan Mine could continue to provide coal to the San Juan Generating Station, or another customer, until 2033. The final environmental impact statement for the mine’s Deep Lease Extension recommends...
read moreSan Juan Generating Station is NOT destined to shut down
It is ready for transformation into a global leadership facility for environmental stewardship Farmington, NM - City of Farmington’s post Legislative Session path forward: The City of Farmington thanks the San Juan Legislative Delegation for its hard work this...
read moreSB489 on Tipping Point New Mexico Podcast
Attorney and utility expert Germaine Chappelle returns to the Rio Grande Foundation's Tipping Point New Mexico Podcast to discuss SB 489 the Energy Transition Act. This legislation just passed the New Mexico Senate (although it had not when we recorded earlier in the...
read moreCity of Farmington asks Legislature for 90 days to complete feasibility study
March 4, 2019 Original Post Here City asks Legislature for 90 days to complete feasibility study on application of carbon capture technology to keep San Juan Generating Station open Senator Bill Sharer is offering today an amendment to SB 489, New Mexico’s Energy...
read moreWe need a real debate on the benefits and the costs of Energy Transition Act
Albuquerque Journal - Guest Column BY GRAHAM BARTLETT / ALBUQUERQUE RESIDENT Tuesday, February 26th, 2019 at 12:02am Senate Bill 489 – The Energy Transition Act – not so fast! The consequences of passing this bill without an honest debate could be devastating to the...
read moreFarmington City Manager Provides Update on San Juan Generating Station Acquisition
Posted on: March 1, 2019 at https://www.fmtn.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=445 San Juan Generating Station Q&A FARMINGTON CITY MANAGER PROVIDES AN UPDATE AND STATUS REPORT ON THE SAN JUAN GENERATING STATION ACQUISITION THROUGH A QUESTION & ANSWER FORMAT 1. Why are...
read moreWin-Win Solution Found for San Juan Generating Station
The City of Farmington and the people of San Juan County have found a win-win solution for the San Juan Generating Station that will make many of the costly and complex provisions in Senate Bill 489 unnecessary. The City of Farmington currently holds the right to...
read moreWhy SB489 is so bad for New Mexico utility customers
Senate Bill 489 (click to download) bails out New Mexico's largest public utility, PNM. This bill doesn't even contemplate protecting electric customers from rapidly increasing electric rates. This bill is bad public policy that if enacted without adequate safeguard...
read moreAdd A Rate Cap to Senate Bill 489
Senate Bill 489 has something for almost everyone, except the utility customers that will need to fund this monumental transition to renewable energy. The bill has a bailout for PNM to ensure that its shareholders don’t have to face the negative financial consequences...
read moreStatus of San Juan Generating Station, PNM’s Integrated Resource Plan – Farmington Mayor’s Table – Part II
Part 2: Hear the status of the San Juan Generating Station and PNM’s Integrated Resource Plan, as well as, other legislative initiatives that affect our community!
read moreTransition to renewables shouldn’t cost utility rate payers
Opinion Post from Farmington Daily Times. Paul J. Gessing, Rio Grande Foundation Published 5:33 a.m. MT Feb. 5, 2019 | Updated 12:51 p.m. MT Feb. 5, 2019. Environmental groups, Governor Lujan-Grisham, and even Public Service Company of New Mexico want us to believe...
read moreStatus of San Juan Generating Station, PNM’s Integrated Resource Plan – Farmington Mayor’s Table
Hear the status of the San Juan Generating Station and PNM's Integrated Resource Plan, as well as, other legislative initiatives that affect our community!
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