NM Legislative Activity

Governor’s Office

Some good news in New Mexico is Governor MLG’s 2019 third executive order on climate, see: https://www.governor.state.nm.us/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/EO_2019-003.pdf

The NM Energy Transition Act

The Passing

NM Energy Transition Act SB 489, was signed by governor MLG March 22, 2019

https://www.nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?Chamber=S&LegType=B&LegNo=489&year=19 and states that NM will be:

50% carbon-free electricity by 2030

100% carbon-free electricity by 2045 (same as CA and Hawaii)

Challenges

But NEE et al filed suit in NM Supreme Court on 8/26/19 challenging parts that they perceived as unconstitutional (Aug/2019), see NEE’s announcement at:

https://www.newenergyeconomy.org/challengeeta

and the writ at:

http://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/1cb5ae_48e31e3fffae426b814b13beb82e72e4.pdf

The NM Supreme Court refused to hear this writ. NEE efforts continue to ‘restore’ power to the PRC to regulate PNM. Other NMSC efforts are still in progress.