Martin Heinrich: “We don’t have to wait for the new Congress to start lowering costs. We can do that today. Let’s pass permitting reform.”

The result: bipartisan legislation that will help deliver cheaper energy to New Mexico homes, create more jobs for New Mexico workers, and make sure that our energy growth is both responsible and future-forward.

I helped get SunZia permitted because I recognized the enormous opportunity it represented for New Mexico and our climate.

But it does this on set, predictable timelines.

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.