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PUBLIC POWER FOR NEW MEXICO

Decentralizing Energy and Creating an Economic Engine to Power the Future

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"A big corporation cannot possibly know what the local community needs. And with profit as the aim, those needs are the first to be sacrificed" - Roxanne Swentzel, Indigenous Artist and Activist

In the 2024 Legislative Session:

SUPPORT THE
NEW MEXICO LOCAL SOLAR ACCESS FUND

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LOCAL SOLAR ACCESS FUND IN THE MEDIA

1/14/24

KUNM

Legislation To Create Local Solar Access Fund Introduced

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1/10/24

Albuquerque Business First

Proposed $110M solar projects fund would be 'jobs bill,' legislators say

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1/11/24

NM Political Report

Legislators look to create a local solar access fund

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1/2/24

Albuquerque Journal

Lawmakers drafting bill to create $110M fund for solar energy and storage projects

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FEATURED NEWS

BENEFITS OF PUBLIC POWER

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PROSPERITY

Investor Owned Utilities export profits to Wall Street. Public ownership allows those profits to stay in the community, providing jobs, supporting local governments and reducing rates.

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INNOVATION

Public Power entities drive innovation. Lower rates, efficiency, maximizing customer service  and safety initiatives- all of these are antithetical to the profit incentive that drives IOU's.

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AFFORDABILITY

On average public power customers pay 11% less than the customers of investor owned utilities. Community owned utilities waste less on executive compensation and dividends.

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RELIABILITY

Customers of a public power utility are likely to be without power for less time - 62 minutes a year, compared to 150 minutes a year for customers of private utilities.

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SUSTAINABILITY

Publicly owned power allows local values to inform utility decisions. Reliability, affordability and a rapid transition to 100% renewable energy can take priority over shareholder profits.

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Realizing the Potential of New Mexico's Wind and Sun

One in seven Americans are served by community owned energy providers. Community owned providers offer lower rates, greater reliability, and the promise of economic stability. Learn more >>

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