New Mexico Solar Energy Association

06/13/2026

SAVE THE DATE: June 18, from 5-7pm at Boxing Bear Brewing Company.
SOLAR DRINKS WITH REIA-NM.
Discussion topic: potential changes to the PNM Net Metering Program which lets you bank your excess rooftop solar for use at other times.

Thanks REIA - NM, SunState Solar Inc and Boxing Bear Brewing Co!

06/12/2026

3.3-gigawatt production of the four components coming soon, spurred by the Biden Administration manufacturing incentives. Another 22 gigawatts of US cell production may be coming down the pike.
Canary Media

The company’s Cartersville, Georgia, factory is the largest of its kind in the nation — and it just started producing the key solar panel component.

06/11/2026

No published evidence that farms poison . But misinformation is taking root. I'd be more concerned by the arsenic, cadmium, and lead found in fertilizers. PFAS too. Canary Media

Misinformation about renewable energy fuels local pushback to proposed energy installations and could threaten farmers’ livelihoods.

06/10/2026

Next week! Register at bit.ly/49dINN9

And if you missed it - MUST SEE - last webinar on Water Bankruptcy in the Rio Grande Basin: https://nmwateradvocates.org/event/workshop-water-bankruptcy-we-know-enough-to-act/

06/09/2026

There was a 23% year-on-year rise in -power capacity and 33% for . But a lot of it was wasted. Reasons? A big one is that and fossil fuel plants and their pricing systems prevent them from lowering output when renewables are producing a lot. Carbon Brief Heatmap News

China’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions grew by 2% in the first quarter of 2026, after a rise in the amount of “wasted” wind and solar power.

06/08/2026

Disappointing. Policy needed soon.

Without mandatory extended producer responsibility, the economics of recycling crystalline silicon modules – which make up roughly 95% of the global installed base – cannot justify the cost gap over landfill on material recovery alone.

06/07/2026

"The US and Britain both use "marginal pricing" in their wholesale markets, where the most expensive generator needed to meet demand sets the price for all power." -Hannah Ritchie.
Does not seem fair in places with lots of renewables - reminds me of french language rules- a room full of 1,000 women and 1 man uses the male pronoun to describe them.

Why are electricity prices still so high when more and more of our ...

06/06/2026

The ONE thing the two parties can agree on.

The package of geothermal permitting reforms comes as Republicans and Democrats alike look to boost clean, 24/7 power supplies. Now it heads to the Senate.

06/06/2026

Agenda and registration: https://www.ournewmexico.energy
Topics include:
in New Mexico: From Strategy to Deployment
Energy Panel: Energy Sovereignty, Deployment, and Best Practices
Panel: Energy Policy that Delivers for New Mexico
State , , and Stewardship
WORKSHOP: Ask the Experts ... Solving New Mexico’s Core Energy Challenge
Conversation with the : Protecting New Mexico While Advancing Energy Infrastructure and Innovation
NM Project Showcase: What Gets Built in New Mexico (Next 24 Months)
From Conversation to Deployment: What New Mexico Must Do Next