[Lwvcnmtopics] NM PRC meeting on June 16

[George Richmond]

The meeting today dealt with PNM and its contracts involving Face Book's 
Los Lunas facility.  PNM is installing Battery Storage at the facility 
and also a contract for Purchased Power.

While batteries currently have a life of only four hours, shortly 
batteries with four day storage will be available.  PNM will be able to 
buy the stored power if appropriate to its own power needs.

Importantly, at today's meeting PNM shared that Face Book wanted to buy 
clean energy so that only solar or wind would work for them.  While more 
expensive, as PNM did have spare capacity,  Face Book opted for no coal 
generated electricity.

PNM, on PRC approval, will be able to use the stored power and refill 
batteries from solar or wind.

Face Book has made a major contribution for clean energy in NM.

George Richmod


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George M. Richmond
152 Juniper Hill Road, NE
Albuquerque, NM 87122-1913

C: 505-280-2105
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