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New Mexico Regulatory Context

New Mexico Regulatory Context. Jason Marks Commissioner, NM PRC May 21, 2010. Southwest Renewable Energy Transmission Conference. Wind projects in NM or serving NM. Utility-Scale Solar Projects in N.M. El Paso Electric/eSolar 92 MW CSP mini-tower

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New Mexico Regulatory Context

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  1. New Mexico Regulatory Context Jason Marks Commissioner, NM PRC May 21, 2010 Southwest Renewable Energy Transmission Conference

  2. Wind projects in NM or serving NM

  3. Utility-Scale Solar Projects in N.M. • El Paso Electric/eSolar 92 MW CSP mini-tower • TriState/FirstSolar 30 MW PV in Colfax County • Kit Carson 1 MW DG/ 1MW CPV • SPS/Sun Edison 5 x 10 MW PV (pending PRC approval) • PNM/FirstSolar 22 MW Dist. PV • TriState/DOE Solar preheat demo at Escalante

  4. Supporting Distributed Generation:customer-owned PV incentive programs

  5. New Mexico Renewable Energy Act: NMSA § 62-16-1A Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) Law • R.E.: solar, wind, biomass, geothermal • Scope: IOUs, Co-ops (lower requirement) • RPS 5% of retail sales in 2006 10% of retail sales in 2011 15% in 2015, 20% in 2020 • Reasonable Cost Thresholds • Annual Procurement Plans • Resource Diversity Rules: 20% Solar 1.5% - 3% Distributed Generation

  6. NM: Aggressive Targets / Small State

  7. NMPRC: Weak Jurisdiction over Transmission • NMSA § 62-9-3, Location Control • Approval required for gen. plants >= 300 MW • Approval required for 230 kV and above transmission lines “constructed in connection with and to transmit electricity from a new plant for which approval is required” • Not unduly impair important environmental values • For line w/ jurisdiction, PRC can overrule local gov’t on all questions of siting, land use, aesthetics and any other state or local reqmts. • Six month clock

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