Air Quality Bureau

Regulatory and SIP Bulletin

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The New Mexico Environmental Department (NMED) announces a new rulemaking to develop emission standards for new and existing electric generating facilities. An informal comment period for the draft 20.2.101 NMAC, Carbon Dioxide Emission Standards for Electric Generating Facilities will run from June 15, 2022 through June 29, 2022. To view and submit comments on the draft rule, please visit NMED’s SmartComment Portal at https://nmed.commentinput.com/comment/search.  Search for the Energy Transition Act Rulemaking, click on the attachment to view or download the rule, and follow the directions supplied by the website to submit a comment regarding this project.

During the 2019 legislative session, Senate Bill 489 introduced the Energy Transition Act (ETA), which was later signed into law by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham. The ETA sets statewide renewable energy standards and establishes a pathway for a low-carbon energy transition away from coal. The ETA requires the Environmental Improvement Board (EIB) to promulgate rules that limit carbon dioxide emissions from certain electric generating facilities under their jurisdiction to 1,100 pounds per megawatt-hour on or after January 1, 2023. The EIB’s jurisdiction does not include Bernalillo County or Tribal lands.

NMED will be hosting a virtual open house on Thursday, June 23, 2022 at 5:30 pm. Please click link to register for the meeting and receive your individual meeting link.

For more information, contact Robert Spillers at robert.spillers@state.nm.us or by phone at (505) 629-5668.

NMED does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, age or sex in the administration of its programs or activities, as required by applicable laws and regulations. NMED is responsible for coordination of compliance efforts and receipt of inquiries concerning non-discrimination requirements implemented by 40 C.F.R. Part 7, including Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, and Section 13 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972. If you have any questions about this notice or any of NMED’s non-discrimination programs, policies or procedures, or if you believe that you have been discriminated against with respect to a NMED program or activity, you may contact: Kathryn Becker, Non-Discrimination Coordinator, NMED, 1190 St. Francis Dr., Suite N4050, P.O. Box 5469, Santa Fe, NM 87502, (505) 827-2855, nd.coordinator@state.nm.us. You may also visit our website at https://www.env.nm.gov/non-employee-discrimination-complaint-page/ to learn how and where to file a complaint of discrimination.

NMED Air Quality Bureau

525 Camino de los Marquez, Suite 1

Santa Fe, New Mexico, 87505-1816

(505) 476-4300