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Four Corners Power Plant
Victory: $300M for Four Corners coal DENIED
On December 15th the Public Regulation Commission voted 5 to 0 to deny PNM's application for the sale and transfer of its shares in Four...
Dec 15, 2021
UNITED IN OPPOSITION TO FOUR CORNERS COAL BAILOUT
New Energy Economy, Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority (“ABCWUA”), the Office of the New Mexico Attorney General,...
Nov 29, 2021
FOUR CORNERS RECOMMENDATION A GRAVE INJUSTICE
PNM's CEO, who made $8.9M this year, is surely celebrating today and thanking her policy team who crafted the fine print of the ETA. With...
Nov 17, 2021
Four Corners Coal - incompatible with life itself
We took a few days off to visit the mountains and the sky after submitting our 100 page Brief in Chief in the Four Corner Abandonment...
Oct 8, 2021
Corporate violence: green narratives that hide the truth of PNM's continued coal harm
Evidentiary hearings in the Four Corners Power Plant (FCPP) Abandonment Case wrapped up this week, exposing the lie at the heart of PNM's...
Sep 10, 2021
Four Corners Hearing Week One Review - Alarming Affirmations
You'll recall that we had major concerns about the ETA when it was being debated. It didn't actually require the closure of coal. It...
Sep 7, 2021
Four Corners "Abandonment" will keep coal burning
After more than 60 years, PNM is proposing to "abandon" its shares in the Four Corners Coal Power Plant (FCPP). But instead of supporting...
Aug 24, 2021
HEARING BEGINS TOMORROW - WE BEGIN WITH A WIN FOR TRANSPARENCY AND SUPPORT FROM SANTA FE COUNTY
The evidentiary hearing in front of the Hearing Examinder begins tomorrow. We will be reporting significant developments as the case...
Aug 10, 2021
PNM'S APPLICATION TO SELL FOUR CORNERS IS DISHONEST, DEFICIENT AND ILLEGAL
We filed a motion to dismiss. You may remember a previous post from us about PNM's deficient application for "abandonment" of the Four...
May 24, 2021
Four Corners to move to seasonal operation
As a result of our persistence and unified strong position against PNM’s continued coal burning they announced some welcome news today....
Mar 12, 2021
PRC Hearing Examiner Finds PNM’s Four Corners Abandonment Application Deficient
Yesterday, the Hearing Examiner in PNM’s Application for Abandonment and Securitized Financing Case of the Four Corners Coal Plant...
Feb 27, 2021
Today we filed a Motion to Dismiss PNM's Non-Abandonment Application for Four Corners
Today New Energy Economy and Citizens for Fair Rates and the Environment (CFRE) jointly filed a Motion to Dismiss PNM’s January 8, 2021...
Jan 29, 2021
Senior PNM VP Admits ETA Gives PNM 100% Bailout of ALL Coal Plants, Gas Plants, Nuclear Investments
Today marks day two of the evidentiary hearing for the San Juan Generating Station Abandonment Case and already Senior Vice President...
Jun 15, 2020
Youth Diné Voices Beautifully Carry Demands for Coal Plant Clean Up Before PRC
THANK YOU everyone for your support yesterday! The Public Regulation Commission (PRC) room was packed with people who provided public...
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...
Jun 15, 2020
SB489 'Monopoly Protection Act' Don’t-Miss Opportunity for Local Choice in Landmark Carbon-Free Bill
Episode 72 of Local Energy Rules Podcast [The Institute for Local Self-Reliance challenges concentrated economic and political power,...
Jun 15, 2020
SB489 Energy Transition Act: Our Work to Address Structural Flaws in Omnibus Legislation Continues
"If you don't know where you're going, any road will get you there." George Harrison Following the Senator Sharer filibuster that...
Jun 15, 2020
SB 489 - Open Letter to Legislature from David Van Winkle, Board President for New Energy Economy
To: Concerned New Mexico Legislators From: David Van Winkle, Chairman of Board - New Energy Economy Re: SB489 – Energy Transition Act I...
Jun 15, 2020
SB 492 Moved to Tuesday - SB 489 Will Be Heard Saturday, 3/2/19
SB 489 is up for debate this Saturday. Please email or call to let us know you'll be there. We aim to guarantee there is adequate...
Jun 15, 2020
We stand with Indigenous partners: NO JUST TRANSITION WITHOUT INDIGENOUS CONSULTATION (SB489)
In this post Sharing our update from the heart -- still no response on our proposed amendments from the "coalition" We stand with our...
Jun 15, 2020
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