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Martin Heinrich: “One outcome of this summit was that New Mexico became the first state that requires investor-owned utility companies to…”

On the recordDecember 4, 2017
One outcome of this summit was that New Mexico became the first state that requires investor-owned utility companies to include storage in their integrated resource plans.
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Martin Heinrich
Democratic · New Mexico

Editor's note · Context

Heinrich notes New Mexico's pioneering requirement for energy storage in utility plans.

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