SEVERAL NEW MEXICO AND ARIZONA UTILITY COMPANIES, INCLUDING PNM, HAVE AGREED TO REDUCE AIR POLLUTION FROM THE FOUR CORNERS POWER PLANT NEAR SHIPROCK. IT’S PART OF A CLEAN AIR SETTLEMENT BETWEEN THE UTILITIES AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
THE SETTLEMENT REQUIRES 160-MILLION DOLLARS IN UPGRADES TO THE PLANT…ALONG WITH HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION PROJECTS AND A ONE-AND-A-HALF MILLION DOLLAR CIVIL PENALTY. PNM IS A CO-OWNER OF THE FOUR CORNERS PLANT.
