PNM has no plans to clean up the 250 acre contaminated site left behind by the coal plant for at least 25 years, harming future generations. PNM shareholders who profited from the energy sold should be held responsible for cleaning up their toxic plant.

HB12 doubles down on the use of New Mexicans and New Mexico as a sacrifice zone. It offers unlimited public funds for public/private partnerships to facilitate the development of false climate solutions either proven harmful (nuclear and fossil fueled hydrogen) or unproven and risky (carbon capture & storage). 

New Energy Economy is working with a coalition of organizations across the state to imagine an alternative to the monopoly private utility model. Public Power ownership can act as an economic engine, with local control and community values taking precedence over shareholder profit.