The construction of a major battery manufacturing complex in Queen Creek announced by South Korean-company LG Energy Solution last year is on track to be completed in two years with the first round of hiring expected to begin at the end of this year. The company provided progress updates on its $5.5 billion standalone facility during a stakeholder meeting Won April 3 at Combs High School in ...
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Apr. 16—A development south of Santa Fe that two landowners have envisioned for nearly a decade could break ground within weeks. The Santa Fe County Commission on Monday gave unanimous final approval to the first phase of the project, which will transform a vacant 64-acre property off Richards Avenue, between Oshara Village and Interstate 25, into a mixed residential and commercial ...
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A federal mining reclamation office on Tuesday announced a $2.8 million grant for New Mexico to clean up abandoned coal mines. The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, a branch of the U.S. Department of the Interior, presented more than $124.8 million in grants for 24 states and two tribal entities, including the Navajo Nation, to reclaim abandoned mine land. The grants range ...
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New Mexico's largest electric utilities and renewable energy advocacy organizations often disagree on energy matters, but they agree on this: Community solar is chock full of issues and delays. It's likely that New Mexicans won't see community solar come online until at least 2025 or 2026, which is later than many energy companies originally anticipated. The New Mexico Public Regulation ...
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The New Mexico Economic Development Department on Friday announced the allocation of more than $5.8 million for four non-fossil fuel projects to help create jobs and economic diversity in the northwestern part of the state. The money comes following the legally mandated closure of the San Juan Generating Station, a massive coal-fired power plant in San Juan County, in 2022. The electric ...
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New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology last week broke ground on a $28 million expansion of Kelly Hall, which is where the Petroleum Recovery Research Center is located. The new two-story, 26,000 square-foot facility is expected to open in late 2025. It will have cutting-edge labs, a metal shop, office space and other components, according to a New Mexico Tech news release. The PRRC is ...
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Last month the city of Albuquerque announced new funding for motel/office conversions to affordable housing, coupled with expedited site plan approval and construction permitting in redevelopment areas. This is encouraging news. The city's 2018 report on "Vacant and Abandoned Buildings" identified 1,300 vacant and substandard buildings throughout the city. Several blighted properties have ...
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A New Mexico trades labor coalition is pushing state regulators to guarantee community solar projects are constructed with enough apprentices as required by law. New Mexico Building Trades Council, or NMBTC, is a coalition of 15 building and construction trade labor organizations and represents about 10,000 employees in New Mexico, according to the company. The organization filed a response ...
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Apr. 13—Solar panels could pop up on about 30 acres of vacant land in the Eldorado area within a year, an outcome of state leaders' push for renewable energy. After lawmakers passed a bill in 2021 enacting the New Mexico Community Solar Program, intended to make renewable energy more accessible, the Denver-based company SunShare began looking for sites to build community solar farms across the ...
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The state wants a Santa Fe judge to dismiss a major lawsuit that alleges oil and gas production and pollution allowed by New Mexico violates the Constitution. Arguments to allow the dismissal, or not, went on for about three hours Friday in Santa Fe County 1st Judicial Court. Judge Matthew Wilson said he will issue a decision in due course. Lawyers for the state argued the court would violate ...
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