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Mar 9, 2023
No means no. Avangrid is not above the law.
As predicted, PNM and Avangrid filed a joint motion with the newly appointed PRC to ask the NM Supreme Court to vacate the pending...
Dec 28, 2022
PNM's 75¢ Bait and Switch Rate Case Filing
In December PNM finally filed a rate case after putting off as long as possible the $300M question - the prudence of its investments at...
Dec 15, 2022
From undue corporate influence to a regenerative economy - We can do it!
The energy crossroads at which we stand is not just about fossil fuels or renewables, but about who controls the process, who owns the...
Nov 29, 2022
There is no time limit on justice
Attorney Sarah Shore and Krystal Curley, Executive Director of Indigenous Lifeways at the NM Supreme Court November 28th, 2022 Yesterday,...
Nov 23, 2022
Our Pursuit of Justice for Ratepayers Continues
On Monday New Energy Economy asked the NM Supreme Court to reconsider it's decision to grant PNM’s Motion for Stay, a decision that will...
Nov 11, 2022
New Mexico Gas Company ratepayers win protection from explosive hydrogen and unfair rates
Yesterday the Hearing Examiners upheld our position in the New Mexico Gas Company (NMGC) rate case, recommending approval of the...
Oct 21, 2022
Co-branding or not? You be the judge
We recently called out PNM and Avangrid for the deceptive and misleading co-branding PR strategy being employed to pave the way for the...
Oct 13, 2022
PRC warns private utilities to cease and desist efforts to obstruct Community Solar implementation
Last week New Energy Economy joined the Coalition for Community Solar Access (“CCSA”) and Renewable Energy Industries Association of New...
Sep 29, 2022
The San Juan coal plant closed its doors today! The people's determination yields results.
Today is a day for celebration! Not only did the San Juan coal plant close its doors after 50 years polluting New Mexico air, land and...
Sep 16, 2022
Confused whether the PNM/Avangrid merger was approved - it wasn't, but they want you to think it was
The above advertisement is egregious not only because it hypocritically declares "We care!" about rising energy costs while PNM...
Sep 13, 2022
Lawsuit filed by indigenous groups challenges the referendum that stripped NM voters of their right
In November of 2020 a majority of New Mexico citizens voted to amend sections of the New Mexico Constitution governing the Public...
Sep 2, 2022
IOU's defend their monopoly trying to delay Community Solar again. We are up for the fight.
Yesterday New Energy Economy filed our brief opposing the IOU's bid to once again delay Community Solar at the NM Supreme Court. PNM, SPS...
Jul 1, 2022
PNM appeals rate credit - what a surprise! Back to the NM Supreme Court we go
Before the ink had dried on the PRC's order that PNM must issue a nearly 10% rate credits to customers upon the closure of the San Juan...
Feb 21, 2022
Lessons learned in the 2022 legislative session, and what comes next
The 2022 legislative session resulted in one, and only one, positive climate victory. The Community Energy Efficiency Development Block...
Feb 16, 2022
Palo Verde replacement power finalized - 100% renewable, but PNM trying to bring back coal & gas
Today the PRC gave final approval for 100% solar and storage replacement power for the Palo Verde nuclear plant. It has been a long hard...
Jun 15, 2020
A milestone on the path with you
A milestone. We’ve been working together since before 2008 to close the San Juan Generating Station, one of the oldest and dirtiest coal...
Jun 15, 2020
Abandonment Hearing Report Back and Next Steps
WOW! What we learned about the Energy Transition Act (ETA) in the PRC 8 day hearing underscored our understanding of how right we were about
Jun 15, 2020
Public Regulation Commission Orders PNM to Grant NEE Access to San Juan Coal Plant for Testing
Hearing Examiner deems PNM arguments to block New Energy Economy Soil and Water "unpersuasive and without merit"
Jun 15, 2020
Prevailing Against those who Seek to Deny the Truth
Public Regulation Commission Denies Western Resource Advocates, PNM, and NM Sierra Club attempt to quash New Energy Economy’s Expert...
Jun 15, 2020
Supreme Court leaves the question of ETA applicability in the PRC's hands
On October 3, 2019, the Supreme Court denied Public Service Company New Mexico (PNM) NM and Western Resource Advocate’s (WRA) Motion for...
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