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Renewable Energy is Cheaper than Fossil Fuels. California Proves It.
By Tom Solomon, NMSEA Board Member and 350NM Co-Director With New Mexico’s Energy Transition Act now leading the country’s shifts towards clean renewable energy, fossil fuel interests seek to spread disinformation on the real benefits of renewables. They can’t stand...
read moreCountdown Begins with Twelve!
BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! Our scientists, have sounded the alarm, ok, written. Climate change is happening and we, the people, are causing it. Our global smoke detector is doing its job. I hope all of you noticed the report, FOURTH NATIONAL CLIMATE ASSESSMENT, released on...
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ASES SOLAR 2018
The SOLAR 2018 national conference for NMSEA happened August 6-8. Our parent organization, the American Solar Energy Association or ASES, held this year's educational, inspirational and networking conference in Boulder, CO. Our president, Athena, and several New...
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Commercial Solar in New Mexico
A 10 - 20% IRR! Whoever said there are few investment opportunities in New Mexico hasn’t looked to their roof lately. We interviewed Trishelle Kirk at Affordable Solar and she alerted us to this amazing opportunity that many of you commercial real estate owners have...
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Heavy Equipment Rodeo
Well, there weren't any animals unless you count the two-legged kind, but the students seemed to enjoy the morning's experiences. We made a showing and will be invited back next year. We've included some photographs as this was a very hands-on and visual event....
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PV – EV Club Takes off!
They came and we conquered! We had 14 electric cars, an electric bike and an e-motorcycle! We were joined by NM Senator Bill Tallman (D-18), students from UNM who are building an electric race car, and one building a solar boat, as well as by representatives from PNM...
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We MUST Focus
I used to like to light things on fire when I was a kid. Did you ever do this? There was something powerful and magical about using a magnifying glass to turn sunlight into fire. Light turns to flame! No match, no chemicals, just sunlight. Sunlight is astonishing We...
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Flat Earth and going Fossil Fuel Free
My son returned to visit from college during spring break. He goes to a large university,having a wide diversity of students with differing views and opinions. What disturbed him recently (and me), though, were a handful of students he met who had a different view of...
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Letter from the President
My dear friends and fellow climate change warriors, I have a dream! I have a dream that our electric companies are proclaimed heroes, for delaying short-term corporate profits in the whole-scale push to 100% RE. I have a dream that our state LEADS the way to a...
read moreThe Latest NMSEA Videos on YouTube
The full 13-part Renewable New Mexico Video Series plus information-packed Seminar Presentations from the Spring & Fall 2014 Solar Fiestas are now on the NMSEA YouTube Channel. John Perlin, the author of Let it Shine: the 6,000-Year History of Solar Energy, was the...
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