075 SB489 Energy Transition Act

Attorney and utility expert Germaine Chappelle returns to the podcast to discuss SB 489 the Energy Transition Act. This legislation just passed the New Mexico Senate (although it had not when we recorded earlier in the week) and it would mandate 50% of all electricity generated in New Mexico be “renewable.” The bill would also shut down the San Juan Generating Station in the Four Corners area.    Chappelle has spent decades working on utility regulation issues and shares some of her in depth knowledge of the issue and how it will impact New Mexicans at large and those in the Four Corners who would be most impacted.

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