NMDWS and EMNRD respond to Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association closures
JOINT MEDIA RELEASE
January 9, 2020
NMDWS and EMNRD respond to Tri-State Generation and
Transmission Association closures
(Santa Fe, NM) – Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s Administration responded to employment and energy concerns regarding the news of Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association shutting down electric operations at the Escalante Generating Station in Prewitt, New Mexico.
“The Governor cares deeply about an economy that works for everyone, and that means we have to do everything in our power to help the workers and communities affected by this closure,” said Department of Workforce Solutions Cabinet Secretary Bill McCamley. “Our team will be in contact with local officials and worker representatives in the upcoming week to see exactly what their needs are and provide career pathways for everyone that needs help.”
“We will work with Tri-state to identify how they will replace the power lost at the plant with clean sources of energy,” said Cabinet Secretary of the New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department Sarah Cottrell Propst. “New Mexico is a leader in clean energy production and we strongly recommend that replacement resources be sited in the affected community whenever possible.”
The Governor and her staff will be giving this critical situation their utmost attention, and will be proactive and aggressive in helping workers and other community members transition to other areas of economic growth.
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Media Contacts:
Stacy Johnston
Acting Public Information Officer
New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions
Cell: 505-250-3926
Stacy.johnston@state.nm.us
Susan Torres
Public Information Officer
New Mexico Energy Minerals and Natural Resources Department
Office: 505-476-3226
susan.torres@state.nm.us