Energy

Power Has Been Restored To Barranca Mesa

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COUNTY News:

Standby electric linemen from the Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities (DPU) have  restored power that that affected about 585 customers this evening on Barranca.

The outage was caused by an underground fault on Los Pueblos. When the fault occurred, a breaker simultaneously malfunctioned, causing the outage to impact not only the Los Pueblos area, but the rest of Barranca Mesa.

DPU has crews on standby 24/7 for electric, natural gas and water disruptions.

In the event of a power outage, customers are asked to call 505.662.8333 during business hours or 505.662.8222 after Read More

Utilities Board To Hold Work & Closed Sessions April 2

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COUNTY News:

The Los Alamos County Board of Public Utilities (BPU) will hold a Work Session at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 2, in Council Chambers at the Municipal Building, 1000 Central Ave.

Members of the public may view proceedings online at ladpu.com/BPULiveProceedings or attend and provide public comment in person or via Zoom at https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84348385574.

The complete agenda packet for this work session is available online at https://losalamos.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx.

BPU will also hold a Closed Session at 7 p.m., Wednesday, April 2 in the DPU conference room to Read More

Los Alamos National Laboratory Technology Approved For US Military Marketplace Website

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LANL: Geothermal energy is reliable and cost-efficient. Courtesy/Dreamstime

LANL News:

  • The partnership will allow the US Air Force to utilize cutting-edge geothermal energy

Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace, a platform for technology assessed by the Department of Defense for use on U.S. military bases, recently announced that Project GeoForce is pre-approved and ready for deployment.

Los Alamos National Laboratory partnered with the other members of Project GeoForce including Anthem Energy Partners, New Era Advisors, Homestead Resources, Texas A&M University and Power Planet Read More

County: Utilities Department To Propose Two Rate Changes

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COUNTY News:

The Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities (DPU) is proposing two rate changes, for electric and sewer services, and a future rate restructuring that would allow DPU to implement Time-of-Use billing for electric service.

Proposals for the rate ordinances will be introduced to the BPU at its regular monthly meeting at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 19, with the public hearings at the following BPU meeting at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 16. Ordinances for these proposals are posted to the DPU website on the Rates and Fees page at ladpu.com/rates.

If approved by BPU, the proposals will Read More

Los Alamos Board Of Public Utilities To Meet March 19

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COUNTY News:

The Los Alamos County Board of Public Utilities will hold a regular meeting at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 19 in Council Chambers at the Municipal Building, 1000 Central Ave.

Members of the public may attend the meeting in person and provide public comment or view the proceedings online and provide public comment via Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85828927209.

The complete agenda packet is available online here: https://losalamos.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx.

BPU meetings may be watched at ladpu.com/BPULiveProceedings. Read More

Grid Modernization, Cost Concerns Clash In Debate On Energy Overhaul

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Sponsor Rep. Dayan Hochman-Vigil, D-Albuquerque

By NICHOLAS GILMORE
The Santa Fe New Mexican

Amid a larger energy transition that promises a move away from fossil fuels alongside sharp increases in demand for electricity, Democratic lawmakers have zeroed in on the changes they say are needed for New Mexico’s aging grid to handle increased capacity and changing technologies for generating and deploying electricity.

House Bill 13 — or the Power Up New Mexico Act — passed the House Saturday afternoon after a long debate by a mostly party-line vote of 36-23.

Democrats argue it’s an important Read More

LANL: Research Unravels Mysteries Of Lightning’s Origins

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Scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory are studying the origins of lightning. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

Researchers from Los Alamos National Laboratory have discovered that cosmic-ray showers seem to play a pivotal role in triggering lightning flashes; the research was published in the journal JGR Atmospheres.

“Scientists still don’t fully understand how lightning starts in thunderstorms,” said Xuan-Min Shao, of Los Alamos’ Electromagnetic Sciences and Cognitive Space Applications group and lead author of the new study. “Using our 3D radio frequency mapping and polarization Read More

High Wind Precaution May Be Put In Place In Los Alamos

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COUNTY News:

With high winds in the forecast for today, March 6 and Friday, March 7, the Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM) has alerted Los Alamos County of the possibility for loading all power to Los Alamos onto one transmission line temporarily starting this afternoon.

PNM owns and manages two transmission lines that feed power to Los Alamos County. There are currently high wind and red flag (wildfire) warnings in place and this measure would be intended to reduce risk of wildfire.

Per Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities (DPU) officials, Los Alamos County electricity customers Read More

Nationwide Recovery Of Radioactive Devices By Los Alamos National Laboratory Hits Major Milestone … 100th Shipment

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Last October, the Lab’s Mobile Loading Source Recovery Team and Off-Site Source Recovery Program managed the removal and shipment of a high-activity radioactive device, from Philadelphia, pictured above. The truck departed the facility at 1:18 a.m. to minimize impacts to city roadways. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

  • Partnership helps mitigate risk of terrorist attacks using a “dirty bomb”

Two Los Alamos National Laboratory teams that travel nationwide recovering potentially harmful radioactive material from devices at hospitals, universities, and research facilities completed a momentous Read More