New Mexico Solar Energy Association

06/07/2026

"The US and Britain both use "marginal pricing" in their wholesale markets, where the most expensive generator needed to meet demand sets the price for all power." -Hannah Ritchie.
Does not seem fair in places with lots of renewables - reminds me of french language rules- a room full of 1,000 women and 1 man uses the male pronoun to describe them.

Why are electricity prices still so high when more and more of our ...

06/06/2026

The ONE thing the two parties can agree on.

The package of geothermal permitting reforms comes as Republicans and Democrats alike look to boost clean, 24/7 power supplies. Now it heads to the Senate.

06/06/2026

Agenda and registration: https://www.ournewmexico.energy
Topics include:
in New Mexico: From Strategy to Deployment
Energy Panel: Energy Sovereignty, Deployment, and Best Practices
Panel: Energy Policy that Delivers for New Mexico
State , , and Stewardship
WORKSHOP: Ask the Experts ... Solving New Mexico’s Core Energy Challenge
Conversation with the : Protecting New Mexico While Advancing Energy Infrastructure and Innovation
NM Project Showcase: What Gets Built in New Mexico (Next 24 Months)
From Conversation to Deployment: What New Mexico Must Do Next

06/05/2026

America’s electric grid is old and could soon be pushed past its breaking point. “Something needs to change now,” Robinson Meyer, the founding executive editor of Heatmap, writes. https://nyti.ms/4cJdQm8

06/05/2026

Federal rollbacks have already stripped Clean Water Act protections from up to 95% of New Mexico’s streams and 88% of its wetlands. TAKE A MINUTE TO SPEAK NEXT WEEK OR SIGN A PETITION IN SUPPORT OF STRONG RULES TO PROTECT OUR SURFACE WATERS! See below for links.

06/05/2026

RSVP Here: https://reia-nm.org/event-6700866/Registration
New Venue!
Thanks for organizing REIA - NM!

06/04/2026

This will be the first -connected -hydro hybrid project on the Peninsula. Two wind farms produce when the wind blows, and, when it is not blowing, steps up to fill the gap like a natural gas peaker plant without the pollution.

Iberdrola commissioned the Tâmega Norte wind farm in Portugal, part of a €346 million project, enabling hybrid wind-hydro energy generation.

06/03/2026

Speeding up interconnection and permitting is essential. For community solar scale this app uses AI to scrape and analyze data from utilities that is in theory publicly available, but is difficult to access without complicated coding. Great to see all this innovation!

Startup MeanderX maps bottlenecks on distribution lines in Illinois and seven other states, so projects can avoid lengthy delays.

06/02/2026

It's going to be a HOT . So do we need all those plants overstaying their welcome to keep us cool? NO. What's building up capacity FAST and making the MORE RELIABLE? and , which operates during the hottest part of the day. - This from the Summer Reliability Assessment from the North American Electric Reliability Corp ( )

Nationwide grid reliability has improved since last summer — and new solar and batteries, not aging coal plants, are the main reason.

06/02/2026

No more money to switch from -threatening and to more , zero-emission equipment in our homes! Bad for our health. Bad for the , and very often Bad for our wallets.
This leaves a focus on weatherization, which is essential. But it's another hit to the , heat pump and cooktop industry. And it whittles down another path of powering your electric appliances with .

New guidance from the Energy Department would prevent people from receiving rebates after making such swaps.