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New Mexico regulators release a draft rule that would set CO2 limits for coal plants, raising questions about the future of the San Juan Generating Station.
N.M. regulators shot down Avangrid’s proposed acquisition of PNM Resources after officials pointed to Avangrid’s “demonstrated record of poor performance.”
Avangrid is facing increasing scrutiny from regulators following allegations that the company purchased millions in unnecessary equipment to boost profits.
[UPDATED Nov. 9 11:25 a.m. ET to reflect election results.] A measure in Nevada to enshrine a clean energy mandate in the state constitution is heading to victory, while New Mexico voters approved an overhaul of their state’s Public Regulation Commission, and Arizonans elected another Democrat to the state’s Corporation...
Although the coronavirus pandemic has sucked up most of the oxygen in this year’s presidential and congressional races, West Coast wildfires, record-breaking heat waves and more than two dozen tropical storms have also made climate change an issue impossible for voters to ignore. President Trump pledged to withdraw the U.S.
Texas regulators last week approved El Paso Electric’s request to build a gas-fired generator that has drawn opposition from the city and local environmentalists. During its open meeting Friday, the Texas Public Utility Commission amended a certificate of convenience and necessity for an additional generating unit at EPE’s Newman Generating...
Voters in New Mexico and Nevada will make major decisions on their states’ energy futures come Election Day in November. In Nevada, a constitutional amendment on the ballot asks if the state should commit to a clean-energy future like its neighbors California, New Mexico and Washington. In New Mexico, lawmakers...
J.P. Morgan’s proposed $4.3 billion purchase of El Paso Electric cleared a major regulatory hurdle Thursday when the Texas Public Utility Commission approved a modified stipulated settlement (49849). Commission staff suggested a revision to the order to ensure that no more than two disinterested directors — those board members without...
By Tom Kleckner Faced with a Feb. 9 deadline to rule on J.P. Morgan’s proposed $4.3 billion purchase of El Paso Electric, the Texas Public Utility Commission said last week it will take the matter up for consideration during its next two open meetings (49849). Should the PUC not meet...