Webinar: Making the Most of New Mexico's Clean Energy Transition
2021-02-13 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Denver) | NM
Speaker: Seth Blumsack, Professor of Energy Policy and Economics, Santa Fe Institute and Penn State University
New Mexico has enacted one of the most aggressive targets in the U.S. to achieve a zero-carbon electricity grid, the Energy Transition Act. There is a lot of work to come in order to achieve this goal, but simply meeting the targets set by the Energy Transition Act leaves a lot of potential value on the table, in terms of clean energy achievement and leveraging clean energy policy for economic development. Dr. Blumsack will discuss a recent Santa Fe Institute workshop report that discusses strategies to achieve renewable electricity goals at the maximum possible benefit, and to use decarbonization in the power grid to achieve broader clean energy gains.
FREE Q&A to follow.
Seth Blumsack is on the faculty of the Santa Fe Institute, and is Professor of Energy Policy and Economics and International Affairs in the John and Willie Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering at Penn State University. He also directs Penn State’s interdisciplinary Center for Energy Law and Policy. Dr. Blumsack holds a B.A. in math and economics from Reed College, an M.S. in economics and a Ph.D. in engineering and public policy, both from Carnegie-Mellon. He has studied regulation and technology transition in the electricity industry for twenty-five years.

Turn off the Gas
2021-02-22 18:30 - 20:00 | NM
Transitioning to an all-electric home is the wave of the future and a climate imperative. So, want to get off propane or natural gas heating? Find out how you can use the latest electric heat pump technology to replace your home’s gas furnace and hot water heater. Join our panel of homeowners who have taken the plunge! Monday, February 22, 2021. 6:30 – 8:00 PM. Zoom Meeting ID: 889 7179 2608. Passcode: [REDACTED]

ASES 51st Annual International Conference
2022-06-21 18:00 - 2022-06-24 17:00 | UNM Student Union Building Ballroom, 1, Albuquerque, NM, 87131, United States
NMSEA’s parent organization, the American Solar Energy Society presents…

NMSEA 50th Anniversary Banquet Dinner
2022-06-23 18:00 - 21:30 | UNM Student Union Building Ballroom, 1, Albuquerque, NM, 87131, United States
Yes, we were young once and we are bringing the receipts! Come to a friendly meetup of NMSEA members from the last 50 years – so many of us lifetime members – and we shall have a great evening planned with plenty of time for casual networking and seeing old friends, enjoying slideshows of years gone by, and hearing the best memories of our past presidents and a very special Passing of The Torch ceremony. We are grateful to have Albuquerque’s own “Metal Mayor” Timothy Keller to open the evening.
Special NMSEA friends from around the globe will be in town for this year’s American Solar Energy Society’s 51st conference, happening June 21-24, 2022.
You can order your Banquet ticket via the ASES Registration Page – just click the NMSEA Banquet checkbox if you don’t plan to attend conference.

Here is where the Student Union Building (SUB) is on the UNM Campus:

50th Anniversary SOLAR FIESTA!
2022-06-24 09:00 - 15:00 | UNM Cornell Mall, 110 Cornell St NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87131, United States
Come to our free and family friendly FIESTA! We’ll have music and lots of solar booths – solar installers as well as educational opportunities to learn all about solar cooking, heating and electricity. And we’ll have an Electric Vehicle Show from 9am to 1:30pm where you can see the latest in renewable cars! Parking is FREE at UNM in lot R/E [map]

Speakers Series - The talk your Co-op Does Not Want You To Hear!
2022-09-26 18:30 - 20:00 | NM
Would You Like Cheaper Electric Rates and Cleaner Air at Your Rural Electric Co-op?
FREE Zoom Talk by Luis Reyes, CEO, Kit Carson Electric Coop
September 26, 2022
6:30 – 8:00 pm
Zoom
Register for a free Zoom link by clicking here.

National Solar Tour
2024-10-04 - 2024-10-06 | NM
RSVP to https://www.nationalsolartour.org/

General Meeting at Juno Brewery
2024-10-10 19:00 - 21:30 | NM
General Meeting at Juno Brewery
1501 1st St NW, Albuquerque, NM
7:00 PM, Thursday, October 10, 2024
Featured Speaker: Dylan Connelly
Director of Commercial Solar Development for Affordable Solar
“Status of New Mexico’s Community Solar Program”
The Community Solar Act was signed into law in April 2021 by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham. It aims to benefit individuals, businesses, nonprofits, and other groups who don’t have access to energy from solar installations. The program allows for 100 megawatts (MW) annually, totaling 200 MW of community solar development until 2024. What is the status of Community Solar?

Public Talk and Dinner
2024-11-13 16:30 - 17:30 | NM
SPEAKER: Bruce Warren Davis, Architect
TITLE OF TALK: A Brief Review of the Long History of Passive Solar Design in New Mexico.
ABSTRACT:
Davis will speak on the state of Passive Solar technology as it existed in New Mexico at the time of the founding of The New Mexico Solar Energy Association, how it stands in the world today, and where he sees it evolving in the future, here in New Mexico, and in the world.

General NMSEA Meeting
2025-01-18 12:00 - 15:00 | NM
This meeting will be at the Bachechi Open Space Center. Solar Cooking for Lunch. General Meeting Agenda to be determined.

Agrivoltaics Tour
2025-08-16 10:30 - 13:00 | NM
Visit Rio Grande Community Farm and Steve McWilliams Residence. Guided tours of Agrivoltaic Installations. See nmsolar.org for details.

Annual Meeting
2026-01-17 11:30 - 13:30 | NM

NMSEA Board Meeting, via Zoom
2026-01-21 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom

Tabling at Roundhouse Climate Solutions Day
2026-02-05 08:30 - 14:00 | NM

NMSEA Board Meeting
2026-02-18 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-03-18 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-04-15 19:00, 2026-05-20 19:00, 2026-06-17 19:00, 2026-07-15 19:00 | Zoom

Joaquin Karcher online, and live screening
2026-03-23 18:30 - 19:30 | New Life Presbyterian Church, 5540 Eubank Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87111
If watching on Zoom, Registration is required: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/54o0EaWjRwqb8vvDcPV7tA#/registration

Electrify NM Conference
2026-04-09 | NM

RGCF, Spring Plant Sale & Solar Cooking Demo
2026-04-25 | Rio Grande Community Farm

Earth Day Festival
2026-04-26 | Balloon Fiesta Park, Albuquerque
