Annual Report 3 - New Mexico - Energy, Minerals and Natural ...

ANNUAL REPORT 2010
Fernando Martinez
Division Director
Energy Conservation and Management Division
A Message from Division Director Fernando Martinez
The programs administered by the Energy Conservation and Management Division received executive and legislative support of the
highest order over the past eight years of Governor Bill Richardson’s administration. From the Governor declaring New Mexico the Clean
Energy State in 2004 – and enacting legislation and issuing executive orders to help the state live up to the name – to the state’s jump in
its energy efficiency ranking from 2009 to 2010, the programs put into practice and overseen by this division have helped the citizens of
New Mexico enjoy the benefits of clean and renewable energy in their daily lives.
Our programs of renewable energy, energy efficiency and conservation, and efficient transportation and clean fuels support measures to
reduce electricity costs and consumption, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and air pollutants, decrease water usage in power generation,
and promote new ways to make conventional energy sources cleaner. Successful implementation of these programs provides the tangible
benefits of the protection and conservation of our state’s natural resources and environment as well as making New Mexico costcompetitive
with other states.
Our division is also managing $43 million of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds across four grants involving more
than 70 contractors. We are using those ARRA dollars to eliminate barriers to energy efficiency and renewable energy. This increases
demand for services that create and retain jobs, reduce energy use, and increase energy efficiency and renewable energy production to
improve the reliability of electricity, fuel supply and delivery of energy services. Evidence of the successful implementation of ARRA
projects across the state is already being tracked and reported.
This report offers a look back at the previous eight years’ legislation, initiatives and projects that have given our state greater energy
security and increased conservation and efficiency across all sectors of our economy. By virtue of the legislation and programs that were
put in place with great foresight, we can look forward to continued energy savings and efficiencies and the thoughtful development
of programs that best make use of New Mexico’s abundant natural energy resources to provide greater energy security and economic
development.
As we work toward more reliable supplies of energy and energy efficient technologies and practices that will lead to greater economic and
environmental sustainability for New Mexico, we invite you to join us in these efforts. Each of us can and must help make a difference in
our energy future. Visit our website at CleanEnergyNM.org for complete information or call us for assistance.
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