More Wind Power for NM

NEW MEXICANS COULD BE GETTING MORE OF THEIR ENERGY FROM WIND POWER IN A FEW YEARS. THE P-R-C HAS GIVEN ITS OK TO PATTERN DEVELOPMENT FOR A PROJECT IN LINCOLN, TORRANCE AND GUADALUPE COUNTIES THAT WILL INVOLVE ALMOST A THOUSAND NEW WIND TURBINES.

THOSE TURBINES COULD GENERATE 22-HUNDRED MEGAWATTS OF POWER. THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO BE OPERATIONAL IN ABOUT TWO YEARS, AND WILL SUPPORT AROUND 100 JOBS.

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