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Bipartisan bill attempts to pre-empt New Mexico's capacity to take Climate Action
A bipartisan bill introduced last week and passed already through the House Energy and Natural Resources Committee would pre-empt the...
Feb 20, 2023
Local Choice Energy passes Senate Conservation!
This morning Senate Conservation had a full house once again. After a brief presentation of the bill by Sponsor, Senator Carrie Hamblen...
Feb 9, 2023
New Energy Economy attacked by PNM and Koch brothers funded front group
This morning you packed the house for Local Choice Energy. Senate Conservation was buzzing with advocates who came to speak for energy...
Feb 7, 2023
Local Choice is under attack. What do we do? Stand up fight back!
You know you're doing something right when PNM names the Local Choice Energy Act as its top priority to kill this session. We are proud...
Feb 6, 2023
Thank you Santa Fe County Commissioners for unanimous support for Local Choice Energy!
The Santa Fe County Commission voted unanimously to pass a resolution in support of Local Choice Energy. Thank you Santa Fe! And thank...
Feb 1, 2023
Today the Santa Fe County Commission will vote on resolution in support of Local Choice Energy
Today the Santa Fe County Commission will vote on a resolution in support of the Local Choice Energy Act (SB165). The Local Choice Energy...
Jan 31, 2023
This is what courage looks like!
In case you missed it, last week the country of Colombia announced that they will stop all fossil fuel drilling. This is what courage...
Jan 26, 2023
ENERGY POLICY IS ON THE AGENDA... & NEW RESEARCH SHOWS HYDROGEN PROLONGS METHANE'S CLIMATE IMPACTS
The 2023 Legislative Session has officially begun, and there's so much at stake. It was an emotional start as we attended YUCCA (Youth...
Jan 20, 2023
Solidarity and a new PRC in 2023
With the naming of a new appointed PRC, reported yesterday, our work will become more challenging, but we will continue to do the job we...
Jan 1, 2023
Igniting the imagination of New Mexico
New Energy Economy operates on the theory that change requires both courageous opposition to the violence of the fossil fuel economy AND...
Dec 30, 2022
ETA promises broken - Supreme Court rules for PNM
Yesterday the NM Supreme Court granted PNM's Motion for Stay, allowing PNM to continue charging ratepayers for the operating costs of the...
Nov 2, 2022
PRC warns private utilities to cease and desist efforts to obstruct Community Solar implementation
Last week New Energy Economy joined the Coalition for Community Solar Access (“CCSA”) and Renewable Energy Industries Association of New...
Oct 13, 2022
IOU's defend their monopoly trying to delay Community Solar again. We are up for the fight.
Yesterday New Energy Economy filed our brief opposing the IOU's bid to once again delay Community Solar at the NM Supreme Court. PNM, SPS...
Sep 2, 2022
How local choice energy works
You probably recall that New Energy Economy supported SB83, the Local Choice Energy Act in 2019 and 2021. The bill made it through Senate...
Aug 24, 2022
Calling out the failures of New Mexico leadership
The legislative session is over. We join many others in calling for paid legislators, extended legislative sessions that allow for...
Mar 29, 2021
Local Choice Energy Tabled in STBT
We have lost a huge opportunity to create hundreds more jobs: solar workers for change! For vibrant local communities to thrive! Sadly...
Mar 13, 2021
LOCAL CHOICE ENERGY GETS A DO PASS IN CONSERVATION
Local Choice Energy passed its first hurdle today on a 5-3 party line vote through the Senate Conservation committee. Thank you to...
Feb 4, 2021
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