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At the first meeting of the year, NM PRC continued with Steve Fischmann as Chair and newly elected Joe Maestas, District 3, as Vice Chair. Joe replaced Valerie who termed out. He is an Engineer and clearly has done his homework.
An important issue today concerns service disconnects which are
embargoed by our Governor. Importantly, NM Gas is stepping up to
use its funds to help clients who lost jobs to maintain service.
An issue is that Electric Co Ops may not have
the money to do the same. But, the NM PRC does not regulate them. The NM Legislature is considering funding for that issue. In some cases, cities such as Farmington, Taos and Socorro have municipal electrics, but the others are rural.
OTHER NEWS:
Decarbonization, resiliency, distributed energy market policy and M&A in the year of COVID-19.
Greentech Media’s Must-Read Grid Edge Stories of 2020 | Greentech Media
California solar veteran Barry Cinnamon is looking forward to more solar and storage — and less COVID-19 — in 2021.
10 Solar and Storage Trends for 2021 | Greentech Media
Accenture investment to expand the U.K. company’s active grid measurement tech for grid operators including National Grid and AEMO.
In a few words, the Grid is what carries the electricity generated from the generating system to the end users. So with renewables, the Grid and/or Batteries, provide reliable power.
Reactive Technologies: Pinpointing the Inertia of Renewable-Powered Grids | Greentech Media
Have a great week,
George Richmond
-- George M. Richmond 152 Juniper Hill Road, NE Albuquerque, NM 87122-1913 C: 505-280-2105 E: geomrich1@comcast.net