NMCNET Update

For Immediate Release 
21 February 2003 
Contact: Craig Cox, 303-679-9331

New Mexico Businesses Join Together to Advance Clean New Energy Technologies

Leading members of New Mexico's business community joined together at the Sustainable Energy Day at the New Mexico State Capitol to launch the New Mexico Coalition for New Energy Technologies (NMCNET). "This coalition demonstrates the growing importance of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies to New Mexico's economy, environment and future job growth," said the coalition's executive director Craig Cox. He said that the coalition would pursue outreach opportunities to key stakeholder communities throughout New Mexico, educating them about new energy technologies produced, distributed and used by the coalition members, as well as by both of New Mexico's National Laboratories-Los Alamos and Sandia.

"It is indeed auspicious for New Mexico and the nation, when an enthusiastic promotion of renewable energy by a governor of Bill Richardson's stature is followed within weeks by the establishment of a New Mexico Coalition for New Energy Technologies. The coalition's mission and commitment to energy efficiency and renewable energy will strengthen our economy; and it should capture the attention and support of every business in the state," said Robby Robinson, president of the Center for Applied Research in Santa Fe.

"The Southwest Energy Efficiency Project recently completed a study showing that increased reliance on energy efficiency in New Mexico would save consumers and businesses $2.8 billion over the next two decades, representing a net benefit of nearly four thousand dollars per household," said Howard Geller of the Southwest Energy Efficiency Project. "Increased efficiency provides many more benefits, such as water savings and reduced pollutant emissions, and I hope that the New Mexico Coalition for New Energy Technologies will provide an opportunity to highlight these benefits to key stakeholders throughout the state."

This new energy coalition will work closely with the state government in areas of mutual interest. As Christopher Wentz, Director, Energy Conservation and Management Division of the State of New Mexico notes, "NMCNET will help our office in advancing awareness throughout key stakeholder communities of how energy efficiency and renewable energy are becoming increasingly important parts of our state's energy portfolio."

Founding members of the New Mexico Coalition for New Energy Technologies are Bergey Windpower, BP America, Center for Applied Research, Cielo Wind, FPL Energy, GE Wind Energy, GeoSource Distributors, Inc., Global Concepts, Inc., Kinko's, Land and Water Fund of the Rockies, McNeil Technologies, New Mexico Solar Energy Association, RES North America, Sacred Power Corp., SeaWest Windpower, Southwest Energy Efficiency Project, URS Corp., Xanterra Parks & Resorts, Wulc & Associates, Zilkha Renewable Energy.

The New Mexico Coalition for New Energy Technologies is affiliated with the Arizona, Colorado and Utah Coalitions for New Energy Technologies, which operate under the umbrella of the Western Business Coalition for New Energy Technologies and have successfully pursued similar outreach missions in their respective states. For more information on the New Mexico Coalition for New Energy Technologies and its partner coalitions in Arizona, Colorado and Utah, visit www.newenergytechnologies.org.

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