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SPPI President to Join Lou Young Radio Show to Discuss Holtec International

Post author By Southwest Public Policy Institute
Post date May 18, 2023
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Patrick Brenner will join Emmy Award-winning journalist Lou Young on “Tough Times with Lou Young” radio show to discuss the recent approval of Holtec International’s permit for a consolidated interim storage facility of spent nuclear fuel.

Tags Consolidated Interim Storage Facility (CISF), Green Energy, Holtec International, Lou Young, NIMBY, NIMBY Opportunism, Nuclear Energy, Spent Nuclear Fuel, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

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Las Cruces Sun News: Embracing the American Southwest’s Energy Future

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date May 11, 2023
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A crucial opportunity exists to shape the American Southwest’s energy landscape and achieve economic growth while overcoming misguided opposition.

Tags Green Energy, Holtec International, NIMBY, Nuclear Energy, Spent Nuclear Fuel, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

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Austin and Santa Fe Can’t Nuke the Constitution

Post author By D. Dowd Muska
Post date March 31, 2023
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The Supremacy Clause is the ultimate deterrent

Tags Holtec International, Interim Storage Partners, Nuclear Energy

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

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date March 1, 2023
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Solar energy is the least efficient utility-scale electric generation source in terms of electricity produced per employee.

Tags Department of Energy (DOE), Efficiency, Electricity, Energy Crisis, Energy Information Administration (EIA), Jobs, Nuclear Energy, Solar Energy

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Santa Fe New Mexican: Spent Nuclear Fuel Provides an Opportunity

Post author By D. Dowd Muska
Post date February 12, 2023
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But standing in the way is the worst kind of NIMBY opportunism.

Tags Green Energy, Holtec International, Interim Storage Partners, NIMBY Opportunism, Nuclear Energy, Spent Nuclear Fuel

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The American Southwest’s Spent Nuclear Fuel Opportunity

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date February 3, 2023
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Our region has what it takes to address a national challenge – guess who’s standing in the way?

Tags Clean Energy, Electricity, Energy Crisis, Holtec International, Nuclear Energy, Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP)

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Report: A Bright, Shining Disappointment

Post author By Southwest Public Policy Institute
Post date November 30, 2022
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Solar Photovoltaic’s Failure in the Southwest.

Tags Affordable Energy, Baseload Power, Blackouts, Coal Energy, Electricity, Energy Crisis, Green Energy, Intermittency, Nuclear Energy, Oil and Gas, Reliable Energy, Solar Energy

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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

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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 […]