Tag: New Mexico
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D.E. Shaw begins construction on 200 MWac San Juan solar+storage project in N.M.
D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI) has closed on financing and started construction on its San Juan 1 project, a 200 MWac solar and 100 MWac battery storage facility adjacent to the former San Juan Generating Station in San Juan County, New Mexico. The project is a critical capacity replacement to the San Juan Generating Station,……
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IEEFA: Record-low solar PPAs are another nail in carbon-capture’s coffin
In a loud signal on where markets are moving, the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission last week approved two record low power purchase agreements (PPA) to buy power from projects proposed to serve southern New Mexico and west Texas customers. One project will add 100 megawatts of solar for $15Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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New Mexico’s Kit Carson Electric Cooperative brings 3-MW solar plant online
Northern New Mexico’s Kit Carson Electric Cooperative (KCEC) is on a mission to achieve 100 percent daytime solar energy, bringing online its largest solar array to date last week. The Taos array will deliver 3 MW of solar energy – enough to power approximately 1,500 to 1,600 families in KitRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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New Mexico, Affordable Solar bring 24-MW of solar to replace coal-fired systems
Solar engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) firm Affordable Solar, has partnered with Array Technologies, Inc. (ATI) to bring clean solar energy to thousands of New Mexicans in the Albuquerque and Santa Fe areas. Industry pioneers Affordable Solar and ATI are both locally owned and operate out of Albuquerque. The SantaRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Another Victory for Wilderness
Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks is the eleventh national monument designated by President Obama under the Antiquities Act and, in every …