美国新墨西哥州政府通过了PNM公司22MW太阳能项目

PNM公司计划增加太阳能设施适用范围，新墨西哥州政府对这个提议给了绿灯。

另外，州委员会会意在提高让居民区和商业客户对太阳能的使用，这样会给新墨西哥州提供多种能源供应，新墨西哥州法律规定PNM公司和其他电力应用设施公司将会拥有其产能的10%的所有权。

Plans to add utility-scale solar power facilities by PNM Resources’ New Mexico utility, PNM, were unanimously approved yesterday by state regulators.

The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission approved 22 megawatts of utility-scale solar power facilities that will involve various sites throughout New Mexico. Regulators capped the facilities’ cost at $101.7 million. Construction is expected to be completed by the end of 2011. PNM plans to file for recovery of those costs through a rate rider that would be implemented one year after new PNM rates, which currently are under consideration, are effective.

Costs incurred by a New Mexico utility that are consistent with an approved renewable energy plan are deemed reasonable and recoverable in rates under state law. The solar addition to PNM’s rate base and subsequent recovery is expected add approximately $0.03 to $0.05 to earnings per diluted share in 2012.

In addition, the Commission modified other residential and business customer initiatives that could add solar power to New Mexico’s energy mix. New Mexico law requires PNM and other electric utilities to have 10 percent of the energy they generate come from renewable resources such as wind and solar by 2011.