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Spanish company plans NM solar energy plant
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – A Spanish company plans to invest $1 billion to build a large solar energy production plant in New Mexico.
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A Carlsbad companys switch to solar
With the flip of a switch, a Carlsbad company is now running completely on solar energy.
Constructors Inc. has installed 216 solar panels on top of the company’s car port. The panels generate enough power to run both of the company’s office buildings.
Officials say it took six months of planning and installation to get the new system up and running.
Scott Goodale, a local engineer, said the numbers add up. “To date, we turned it on as of noon yesterday, and we’ve already produced 82 kilowatts of energy and fed 40 kilowatts back to the grid for someone to use solar power as well!”
The company says the system has already saved hundreds of pounds of CO2 that would have been produced by coal power.
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Ruling paves the way for alternative energy providers in NM
Solar power companies hoping to peddle renewable energy to Public Service Company of New Mexico [PNM] customers received approval on Tuesday from the state’s Public Regulation Commission.
Todays ruling cleared the way for private companies to set up renewable energy systems on property belonging to schools, cities and other organizations that couldnt take advantage of alternative energy tax incentives before, because of their tax-exempt status.
For months, Santa Fe has been in talks with the solar power provider Sun Edison to put solar panels at places like the airport, convention center, and other city buildings. Todays ruling allows the city to have solar panels installed and maintained for free, then buy clean electricity for less than PNM is selling.
But PNM, the states largest electricity provider, is challenging that decision.
PNM says those kind of deals aren’t fair because, by law, regulated public utility companies are required to keep producing and maintaining electricity for the entire state.
The utility companies challenging the decision say their customers will end up footing the bill through rate increases when big end users start looking elsewhere for energy.
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