Energy Transition Act
Developed over the course of a year with collaboration by
community organizations, unions, energy groups and advocates, the Energy
Transition Act (ETA) establishes New Mexico as a national leader in clean
energy. The ETA sets a statewide renewable energy standard of 50 percent by
2030 for New Mexico investor-owned utilities and rural electric cooperatives
and a goal of 80 percent by 2040, in addition to setting zero-carbon resources
standards for investor-owned utilities by 2045 and rural electric cooperatives
by 2050. The law transitions New Mexico away from coal and toward clean energy,
ensuring greater renewable energy production and reducing costs for consumers,
and provides tens of millions of dollars of economic and workforce support for
communities impacted by coal plant closures, as well as the development of
renewable replacement power in San Juan County.
Energy Transition Act (NMSA 62-18-1 through 23)