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Category: Energy & Environment

SPPI Job Index: Dark Clouds Are Gathering

Post author By D. Dowd Muska
Post date October 21, 2022
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Today’s fresh employment numbers from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics are concerning.

Tags Department of Labor, Economic Growth, Economics, Job Growth, Labor Statistics

Coal, Oil, Natural Gas Conservatism Domestic Policy Energy & Environment Energy Economics Government Regulation Life New Mexico Nuclear Energy Political Thought Progressivism Public Opinion Security Technology Top Issues

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

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date October 2, 2022
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San Juan Generating Station near Waterflow, New Mexico, on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)

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

Tags City of Farmington, Economics, Enchant Energy, Michelle Lujan Grisham, New Mexico Energy Transition Act (ETA), Nuclear Energy, Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM), Rolling Blackouts, San Juan County, San Juan Generating Station

Domestic Policy Economy Energy & Environment Government Regulation Infrastructure & Technology Legal and Judicial New Mexico Political Thought Technology Top Issues Transportation

EXCLUSIVE: New Tesla Facility to Open on Santa Ana Pueblo

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date September 30, 2022
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The largest all-electric vehicle manufacturer is prohibited from selling their vehicles in New Mexico. So Santa Ana Pueblo gets to capitalize on this.

Tags Direct-to-Consumer, Electric Vehicles, Elon Musk, Manufacturing, Michelle Lujan Grisham, Project Frontier, Regulation, Santa Ana Pueblo, Tesla

Budget and Spending Coal, Oil, Natural Gas Domestic Policy Economy Energy & Environment Government Regulation Government Spending New Mexico Political Thought Poverty and Inequality Public Opinion Taxes Top Issues

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

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date August 17, 2022
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Lawmakers have access to $2.5 billion in “new” money: will they choose education freedom or tax reduction?

Tags Albuquerque Journal, Budget, Economics, Education Freedom, New Mexico Oil and Gas Association (NMOGA), Personal Income Tax, School Choice, Taxes

Arizona Coal, Oil, Natural Gas Culture Domestic Policy Energy & Environment Energy Economics Government Regulation Infrastructure & Technology Life New Mexico Nuclear Energy Poverty and Inequality Renewable Energy Top Issues

PNM Requests Proposals, Acknowledges the Energy Crisis

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date May 25, 2022
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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 3,000 respondents, New Mexicans clearly prioritized affordable and reliable energy with 7 out of 10 preferring either affordability or […]