Energy

State Awards $3.4 Million In Competitive Funding To Seven New Mexico Companies In Inaugural Round Of Advanced Energy Award Pilot Program

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Acting EDD Cabinet Secretary Mark Roper

EDD News:

ALBUQUERQUE — The New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD), through its Office of Strategy, Science and Technology (OSST), has awarded $3.4 million in competitive grant funding to seven New Mexico companies in the inaugural round of the Advanced Energy Award Pilot Program.

First announced in September 2023, the New Mexico Advanced Energy Award Pilot Program is a competitive state-funded grant that awards non-dilutive funds to proposals in advanced energy innovation and commercialization from New Mexico companies developing Read More

State Energy Efficiency Law Authorizes Rate Mechanism Separating Utility Revenue From Energy Sales, Supreme Court Rules

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New Mexico Supreme Court New:

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Supreme Court ruled today that state law provides for a rate mechanism that fully decouples or separates a utility’s revenues from its total sales of electricity or natural gas as a way to encourage utilities to promote energy efficiency.

In a unanimous opinion, the state’s highest court annulled and vacated a Public Regulation Commission (PRC) order that the Efficient Use of Energy Act (EUEA) allowed for partial – but not full – revenue decoupling.

The justices analyzed state law and concluded “the Legislature has clearly expressed Read More

Los Alamos-based UbiQD Secures Financial Support From State Of New Mexico For Next Phase Of Expansion Into Advanced Energy Applications

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UbiQD Founder and CEO Hunter McDaniel presents on stage at the NMAEA event Friday, May 3 in Albuquerque. Courtesy/UbiQD, Inc.

From left, NMEDD Director Nora Sackett of the Office of Strategy, Science and Technology with UbiQD Founder and CEO Hunter McDaniel and Chief Product Officer Matt Bergren on stage accepting their award at the NMAEA event Friday, May 3 in Albuquerque.

UbiQD News:

  • The quantum dot leader was selected to receive $615,000 for capital investments as part of the Advanced Energy Award Pilot Program and $307,000 for training 10 new hires from the Job Training Incentive Program
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Stansbury Celebrates First Appointees To DOE Foundation

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U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury

STATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Thursday, U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury (N.M.-01) celebrated the inaugural Board of Director appointees to the Department of Energy’s Foundation for Energy Security and Innovation.

The independent non-profit foundation was created through the bipartisan Partnerships for Energy Security and Innovation Act; Congresswoman Stansbury’s first piece of legislation in the House of Representatives.

“At our leading research laboratories across New Mexico and the nation, our scientists expand what is possible in science and technology Read More

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich’s Bipartisan Legislation To Ban Russian Uranium Passes Both Chambers Of Congress

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U.S. SENATE News: 

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) announced on Thursday the unanimous passage of his legislation in the Senate to ban imports of Russian uranium to the United States. The bill now heads to President Biden’s desk to be signed into law.

In addition to Heinrich, the legislation was led in the Senate by U.S. Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), and cosponsored by Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.).

The companion legislation previously passed the House of Representatives Read More

Op/Ed: Utility Scale Solar – Why So Vital For Decarbonization

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By STEVE TOBIN
Member
Board of Public Utilities 

Hello Los Alamos Community Members,

As a note of introduction, I joined the Board of Public Utility (BPU) in 2019. My largest motivation was a desire to learn and be a part of an effort to meet the BPU’s Net Carbon Neutral by 2040 Goal for electric generation. I appreciate the engagement of many community members in discussing our utility rules; our exchange of views is an essential part of being a community owned utility.

My purpose in this email is to provide some context that I have not heard expressed in the discussions with regards to changes under Read More

Get Ready … ScienceFest 2024 Runs July 12-16

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Scene of a previous ScienceFest. Courtesy/MainStreet

Scene of a previous ScienceFest. Courtesy/MainStreet

MAINSTREET News:

Get ready for an exciting week of science this summer in Los Alamos! Los Alamos MainStreet and Creative District is eager to bring the 17th annual ScienceFest to the community and region on July 12-16, 2024.

ScienceFest kicks off on the evening of July 12 with the weekly Summer Concert Series at Ashley Park Pond and the debut of the Night Market. Headlining the Friday Night Concert is Led Zepagain, a world-famous tribute band with over 30 years of experience portraying Read More

DPU Message To Solar Distributed Generation Customers

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Sun emerges in cloudy sky. Courtesy/DPU

By Cathy D’Anna
Public Relations Manager
Department of Public Utilities

A quick message to our solar distributed generation customers. We hear you loud and clear!

Your concerns and questions about updates to Utility Rule E-5.05 are our top priority, and we want to assure you that we’re actively reviewing each and every one of them.

Please bear with us as we work on compiling answers to your questions.

Your feedback is greatly appreciated and we’ll get answers to you soon. Thank you for your patience and understanding! Read More

2024 LANL Scholars Announced: 128 Recipients Will Receive Scholarships Worth Over $880,000

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LANL Foundation News:

Española – The LANL Foundation has announced this year’s recipients of four-year undergraduate degree scholarships. A total of 128 Northern New Mexico students pursuing bachelor’s degrees will receive 132 scholarships worth more than $884,000.

The LANL Foundation’s four-year undergraduate scholarships are open to students pursuing a degree in any field of study. The scholarships range from $1,000 for a single year up to $20,000 over four years. Recipients are selected based on a demonstrated commitment to academic achievement, leadership and service.

“We received Read More