New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department

By: Joanna Prukop, Cabinet Secretary

Brown to GreenMake the Connection for

Renewable Energy

New Mexico Clean Energy Initiatives

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

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New MexicoRich in natural resources with long history of developmentAn energy provider/exporterOil, natural gas, and electricityStrong & balanced regulation of extractive industriesExtractive industries are important to New Mexico’s economyEnvironmental impacts must be contained

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New Mexico

Oil & Gas Development

Green is oilRed is gasYellow is oil & gas

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New Mexico—Oil & Gas “Brownfields”

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New MexicoMining Development

Black is coal minesBlue is metal minesPurple is industrial mineralsYellow is aggregate & stone

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New Mexico—Mine “Brownfields”

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Before (2003)

Reclamation of coal mine, near Raton

Brown to GreenNew Mexico = Clean Energy StateExcellent renewable resourcesGovernor Richardson’s clean energy policiesRenewable Portfolio StandardProduction Tax CreditRenewable Energy Transmission Authority

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Brown to GreenExperience in redeveloping brownfieldsAvoid energy development on sensitive landsAvoid environmental & wildlife impactsTransmission corridor development is key area

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Responsible Energy Development

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Renewable Energy/Clean Fuels

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Renewable Resources

New Mexico

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New Mexico Renewable Energy Resources

Solar: 2nd in potential“World Class” wind on NM’s Eastern PlainsGeothermal: 7th in potentialBiomass (forest material and dairy/feedlot wastes)New Mexico has in excess of 10,000 MW of renewable energy generation resources

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Renewable Portfolio Standards

New Mexico today has stronger Renewable Portfolio Standards—requiring major utilities to produce 15 percent of their power from renewable resources by 2015 and 20 percent by 2020.The Public Regulation Commission established, by rule, a “solar carve-out” as part of a utility’s Renewable Portfolio Standard requirement. The carve-out requires that a minimum of 20% of a utility’s renewable energy supply mix be solar.

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The New Mexico Wind Energy Center

Located near Fort Sumner; built by Florida Power & Light.

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Solar Opportunities

Solar PV Power Plant in Southern Colorado

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Solar Thermal Power Plant in southern California

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Geothermal

Potential may be hugeRelatively small “footprint”Water impacts and siting in sensitive areas is an issue Valles Caldera in NMDo it in brownfields!;-)

Geothermal Plant in California

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New Mexico Renewable Energy Transmission Authority (RETA)

RETA—focusing on developing new transmission projects to promote renewable energy

First of its kind in the nation to require 30% in renewable energy

Dedicated to developing the infrastructure for transmission and storage of renewable electricity

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Climate Change

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Climate Change ImpactsFewer cold and more hot days and nights, more heat wavesMore heavy precipitation events, larger land area in droughtMore severe hurricanes, and increased incidence of extreme high sea level.

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The Four Corners Power Plant, a 2,000-megawatt plant co-owned and operated by Arizona Public Service, located on Navajo land in Fruitland, now routinely ranks No. 1 on dirty-power lists compiled by watchdog groups from emissions reports to the EPA.

GHG Emissions

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Brown to Green

Energy Efficiency Critical componentComplements green power production

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Energy Efficiency is for Everyone!

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Where do we go from here?

Issues are complexNeed balance to address important issuesLand use, water, community needs, wildlife, and energy developmentOur challenge is to utilize brownfields for green power productionCalls for new roles and strategies

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Brown to GreenBrownfields to Green Power Production can meet the challenge quite wellComplexityCollaborationOpportunitiesEnergy SecurityProtect our sensitive lands

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Ways to Collaborate

PartnershipsFinanciers/renewable energy developers/land ownersUtilities/renewable energy developers/government agencies

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Climate change, energy needs, and land use priorities guide us to consider brownfieldsredevelopment

These new opportunities will provide:green jobseconomic developmentmanufacturing opportunitiesand green power production

BROWNFIELDS REDEVELOPMENT

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New Mexico—”Brownfields” Re-use

Coal mine shop facility, near Raton

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Brown to GreenNew Mexico has great renewable energy resourcesWe want to redevelop more of our BrownfieldsNew Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department is ready to collaborateWe’re developing guidelines for brown to green development starting with this workshop

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Brown to Green

Thanks for your attention!29