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The following news clips highlight New Mexico involvement in recent renewable energy and energy efficiency projects and list in chronological order. Here you can scroll through of stories dating back to 2003. Alternatively, you can search state energy news by state and topic.

August 13, 2009

DOE Funds Clean Energy Projects on Tribal Lands and Alaska Villages

DOE announced on August 13 its award of up to $13.6 million in multi-year funding for new clean energy projects on tribal lands. In addition to the Alaskan villages, the funding will go to tribes and in Arizona, Arkansas, California, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Washington, and Wisconsin. More

July 1, 2009

Interior Department Expedites Solar Energy Development in the West

The Interior Department has identified 24 large tracts of public land that could potentially host utility-scale solar power plants. The agency is studying the environmental and resource suitability of the tracts, located in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah, with the intent to speed the development of solar power facilities in the West. More

June 17, 2009

Federal Agencies to Assist with Clean Energy Development in the West

DOE and the Western Governor's Association released a report on June 15 that identifies 37 "hubs" for renewable energy in the western United States, plus 17 in western Canada and in Baja California. The hubs could yield nearly 200,000 megawatts of renewable power, and DOE and other federal agencies will strive to help make that happen. More

April 13, 2009

New Mexico Governor Signs Renewable Energy and Green Jobs Bills

New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson signed eight bills on April 9 that are expected to advance renewable energy and create "green" jobs. The bills focus on education, incentives, and policy changes. More

March 25, 2009

Tri-State Signs Nation's Largest Co-op Contract for Solar Power

Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association has signed a 25-year contract with First Solar, Inc. to purchase power produced from a 30-megawatt photovoltaic plant to be built in northeastern New Mexico. First Solar says the agreement is the largest PV contract signed by an electric cooperative in the United States, and the PV plant will be the largest utility- scale solar facility in the region. More

December 17, 2008

New Mexico Welcomes Signet Solar Production Facility

Signet Solar will build its first North American solar panel production facility about 30 miles south of Albuquerque, New Mexico. The facility is slated to begin operations in 2010, and long-term plans call for expansion and the creation of 600 jobs. More

September 10, 2008

Construction Underway on First Geothermal Power Plant in New Mexico

Raser Technologies is using modular power systems from UTC Power to build New Mexico's first geothermal power system in only 6 months. The company is also using the same technology to build a geothermal power plant in Utah, while Ormat Technologies is building a geothermal plant in Nevada. More

June 4, 2008

DOE to Identify Western Transmission Needs for Renewable Energy in 11 Western States

DOE will work with the Western Governors' Association to ascertain what areas in the West have significant renewable energy resources and to accelerate development and delivery of that energy to meed regional demands. More

March 5, 2008

New Mexico Act Requires Utilities to Save Energy

A new energy act in New Mexico requires the state's electric and gas utilities to launch energy efficiency programs and sets specific targets for electric utilities. But it also rewards utilities if they are successful, allowing them to earn a better profit than they would earn by selling power. More

January 15, 2008

Solar Equipment Manufacturing Plant Announced for New Mexico

A new plant that will manufacture photovoltaic modules and receiver tubes for concentrating solar power generation will be built near Albuquerque, New Mexico, this year. The new complex is expected to bring approximately $100 million of foreign investment to New Mexico. More

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