A Victory for Climate Change and New Mexico's Clean Energy Jobs

On Sunday afternoon, the House Business and Industry Committee effectively tabled House Bill 546, a bill that would have gutted the Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard (RPS), the state’s rule that directs the percentage of renewable energy that utilities are required to keep in their total energy mix. The vote on the bill resulted in a 6-6 tie and the committee chairwoman, Representative Debbie Rodella of Espanola, declared that the bill had failed.


Sunday’s vote demonstrates that--despite the efforts of special interests--pro-business legislators understand that protecting our state's clean energy industry creates good-paying jobs and benefits the economy.