REIA - NM

Our Executive Director, Jim DesJardins, caught this pic of a balloon landing at our Solar Swings in the Desert golf tournament today! Share your pics in the comments and stay tuned for professional pics from this great event next week!

For one year now, political attacks on the solar and storage industry have put vital projects at risk. These delays are threatening 438 projects that represent 34% of all planned power capacity in the United States.

Americans need more energy on the grid as fast as possible – not more unnecessary bureaucracy. Tell your representatives to pass durable, bipartisan permitting reform to unlock investment, strengthen energy security, and get affordable power online sooner.

Take action now and contact your senators at the link in the comments.

Tell Your Senators: Pass Permitting Reform Congress can save Americans over $120 billion on their electricity ...

BREAKING: Senators Release Permitting Reform Text

“This is exactly the kind of bipartisan action America needs to meet growing energy demand, put downward pressure on energy prices, and deploy more affordable, reliable solar and storage for American families and businesses.”
- Tim Pawlenty, CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association

Find out more in the article linked in the comments.

Thank you to everyone who joined us for Solar Eats last week!

We were pleased to be joined by Representatives Pamelya Herndon, Cristina Parajón, and Kathleen Cates, as well as Sanders Moore, Chief of Staff to Senate President Pro Tempore Mimi Stewart.

We had insightful conversations about the issues that matter to New Mexicans today, and we hope you left informed and inspired. Thank you to our speakers for sharing their perspectives and to everyone who joined the conversation. We look forward to continuing these important discussions!

September is flying by and we are less than two weeks out from our registration deadline! We want to thank all of our sponsors for stepping up to fund the fight for renewable energy at one of our largest fundraisers of the year.

Join us under the balloons in October! We have a few hole sponsorships left, so check the link in the comments for some great bundle options and register today.

Please share to help us get the word out, and a special thanks to our current hole sponsors Sustainability Partners and Beatty & Wozniak, P.C.

Thank you to everyone who joined us for Geothermal: What Your Community Needs to Know last Wednesday!

We were so pleased to bring this informative workshop to Socorro in conjunction with Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department, New Mexico Office of the State Engineer & Interstate Stream Commission, and New Mexico Tech. Special thanks to our speakers: Rebecca Puck Stair, Shari Kelley, Christopher Angel, and Brittany Hollon.

We plan to take these workshops on the road, with our next stop slated for Las Cruces! Stay tuned for details here or subscribe to our newsletter, linked in the comments.

We hope you will join us in-person next week for Solar Eats!

We will be joined by Representative Pamelya Herndon, District 28, Representative Kathleen Cates, District 44, and Sanders Moore, Chief of Staff to Senate President Pro Tempore Mimi Stewart, as the Senator will not be able to attend.

More legislators may be added as schedules are confirmed. Please RSVP at the link in the comments, and we look forward to seeing you!

Thank you to our newest sponsors!

Nusenda Credit Union, PNM, SunState Solar, and OE Solar will be joining us under the balloons in October, will you?

This is one of our largest fundraisers of the year, and we want to thank everyone who has already sponsored or purchased a foursome. We still have a few hole sponsorships left, so get one now if you want a spot on the course!

Link to register in the comments, and we hope to see you there.

The Obama Presidential Center is Powered by Rooftop & Community Solar

Check out the full article, linked in the comments.