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

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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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
3 Comments on The American Southwest’s Spent Nuclear Fuel Opportunity

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

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date October 2, 2022
3 Comments on PNM Closed San Juan Generating Station and Suffered Power Outages Within a Week

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

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date May 19, 2022
1 Comment on 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?

Tags Blackouts, Department of Energy (DOE), Energy Crisis, Michelle Lujan Grisham, New Mexico Energy Transition Act (ETA), New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (PRC), Nuclear Energy, Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM), Renewable Energy, San Juan Generating Station