These independent analyses show exactly what we stand to gain by fixing our broken permitting system: lower electricity bills, cleaner air, healthier communities, and more reliable energy infrastructure.
Highlighting benefits of the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act.
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If we have any hope of cutting energy costs and creating more good-paying jobs to help hardworking New Mexicans support their families, then we need to be able to build big clean energy projects in a matter of years — not decades.
The Strategic Petroleum Readiness and Long-Term Modernization Act will do just that by mandating that we create a long-term plan to maintain the SPR and ensure we have the tools we need to prevent the SPR from collapsing in times of crises.
We know that this approach will work. Preliminary data suggest that this bipartisan legislation will create over 21,000 good-paying jobs for New Mexicans, contribute $1.7 billion in labor income for our state, and produce $5 billion in…
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