STATE REGULATORS GIVE PNM THE GREEN LIGHT TO BUILD THREE MORE SOLAR POWER PLANTS NEXT YEAR … AND TO ADD MORE WIND POWER IN 2015. BUT IT MEANS MOST OF US WILL HAVE TO PAY MORE ON OUR MONTHLY ELECTRIC BILLS.
THE PLAN APPROVED BY THE PUBLIC REGULATION COMMISSION ON WEDNESDAY WILL ADD 84 CENTS TO MONTHLY BILLS FOR RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS.
THE SOLAR CENTERS IN VALENCIA AND SANDOVAL COUNTIES WILL BE BUILT BY FIRST SOLAR OF ARIZONA AT A COST OF 47 MILLION DOLLARS.