The Oil Drum

Dear Commissioners:

[P]NM promotes programs of energy conservation.

These energy conservations programs appear to be a smoke screen to try to mask business interests.

PNM appears to be asking customers to conserve on electricity so that new construction and other causes of electricity increases, like power hungry flat panel LCD and plasma TV purchases, can continue.

Continuation of new construction may not be sustainable for energy shortage reasons.

PNM showed that without addition of new electrical generation capacity it may have reached peak electrical production.

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Continued new construction is a serious problem that I believe needs to be addressed by the PRC.

New Mexicans are faced, perhaps soon, with expensive and scarce energy which may lead to energy shortages.

Perhaps the PRC should consider options to attempt to limit new construction and ways to attempt to reduce volumes of unnecessary space currently heated and air conditioned in existing structures?

The PRC might wish to consider regulation of sale of new electric and natural gas meters?
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