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| Pat Vincent-Collawn |
Last fall, I wrote to you about a decision by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that will add unnecessary cost to the price of electricity for New Mexico and the region. I am writing to update you on some recent developments on this issue and our effort to work with EPA, the State of New Mexico and others on a more reasonable approach.
As you may remember, additional pollution controls will be installed on our San Juan Generating Station so that it meets federal visibility requirements. That plant provides low-cost electricity to 2 million customers throughout the Southwest and the majority of the power required by PNM customers. The question is which technology will be installed: one mandated by EPA or one approved by the N.M. Environment Department. While both would meet federal visibility requirements, the state-approved technology would accomplish that goal for about one-tenth the cost of EPA's plan.
Support for New Mexico's Plan Increases
A major part of our effort has been to educate key stakeholders on the implications of EPA's approach, and we have had a number of successes. New Mexico's visibility plan recently won another important ally: Prosperity Works, which advocates for low-income residents in the state. In a recent guest editorial, that organization wrote: Read rest of story here: News New Mexico
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