,Clean Energy Solutions: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy In New Mexico

Clean Energy Solutions: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy In New Mexico


 

Publication Date: March 2002

Publisher: New Mexico Public Interest Research Group Education Fund

Author(s): Marianne Zugel; Brad Heavner

Research Area: Energy

Keywords: energy efficiency; job creation; renewable energy

Type: Report

Abstract:

Current methods of generating electricity produce unacceptable levels of air pollution and contribute to global warming. Clean Energy Solutions demonstrates that by investing in widely available energy efficiency opportunities and abundant renewable energy potential, New Mexico could reduce pollution and realize economic benefits. Energy efficiency is less expensive than generating electricity, and investing in renewable energy would create more jobs and generate electricity more cheaply than traditional nuclear or fossil fuel plants.