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    Shaking Up Your Rattlesnakes

    Fifty years ago, Washington’s plans for ‘peaceful nuclear explosions’ ended in Colorado.

    D. Dowd Muska  |  May 18, 2023

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    New Mexico Supreme Court Upholds Due Process in PNM-Avangrid Merger

    New Mexico’s Supreme Court denies a request to remand the PNM-Avangrid merger case back to the Public Regulation Commission, prolonging the legal battle and raising concerns about the state’s energy crisis.

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  May 16, 2023

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    SPPI Employment Index: August-January

    Cause for optimism — at least for now

    D. Dowd Muska  |  March 17, 2023

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    The Efficiency Dilemma: Examining Energy Sector Jobs and Electricity Generation in the US

    Solar energy is the least efficient utility-scale electric generation source in terms of electricity produced per employee.

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  March 1, 2023

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    What About the ‘Megadrought’?

    On the Arizona-California border, the Colorado River below the Palo Verde Dam is running at 110 percent of its median flow. Utah is “having an astounding winter,” and “in certain watersheds, it’s breaking records.” In New…

    D. Dowd Muska  |  January 30, 2023

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    The Lone Star State’s Very Good Year

    Texas has seen a significant increase in population and economic growth in recent years, attracting both domestic and foreign investment, largely due to the state’s favorable policies including no income tax, a reasonable regulatory burden, restrained…

    D. Dowd Muska  |  January 9, 2023

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    PNM Closed San Juan Generating Station and Suffered Power Outages Within a Week

    The energy crisis is here and Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s hyper-political Energy Transition Act is entirely to blame.

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  October 2, 2022

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    New Mexico’s Budget Surplus Should Fund School Choice Or Tax Cuts

    Lawmakers have access to $2.5 billion in “new” money: will they choose education freedom or tax reduction?

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  August 17, 2022

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    PNM Requests Proposals, Acknowledges the Energy Crisis

    The Energy Transition Act is shaping up to create the worst energy crisis the southwest has ever seen. On May 17, the Southwest Public Policy Institute (SPPI) released data on a comprehensive energy survey. With over…

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  May 25, 2022

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    Looming Energy Crisis Exacerbated By Nuclear Energy Exit And Solar Supply Crunch

    Regulators blame the utility, and the utility blames the supply chain. Is anyone blaming the legislation?

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  May 19, 2022

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