Items Tagged with "New Mexico"

New Mexico OKs solar deal for Facebook data center

Regulators in New Mexico on Aug. 17 approved a string of special renewable energy deals for a proposed Facebook data center in a move intended to sway the company to do business in the state. The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission voted unanimously to approve a series of contracts, under w Read More...

Facebook unveils site for efficient new data center

Facebook Inc. has decided on Los Lunas, N.M., as the location for its newest data center, which it plans to run entirely on clean energy. The social media and networking company announced its choice —it had also been considering a location in Utah — on Sept. 14. Regulators Read More...

Facebook’s NM data center to add wind and solar

Facebook’s data center in Los Lunas, New Mexico is expected to welcome the addition of two new wind farms and a solar facility, adding 266 MWh of renewable energy. The Public Service Co. of New Mexico asked the Public Regulation Commission on Jan. 17 to approve PPAs to build new generating fac Read More...

New Mexico to assess energy efficiency of leased office buildings

The state of New Mexico will begin to evaluate the environmental efforts and energy efficiency of buildings who are leasing office space, including recycling programs, eco-friendly cleaning products or the installation of solar power.The Durango Herald reported Jan. 2 that the initiative, being impl Read More...

San Juan, N.M., to convert retired coal plant to RE

A New Mexico city is planning an renewable energy overhaul of a generating plant that will be shutting down in 2022.The San Juan Public Regulation Commission voted to replace the city’s generating plant with 100% renewable energy. The power plant is currently planned to be retired in 2022, KRQ Read More...