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A for Energy Energy Educator Training
ConferencesSponsored by BP, Presented in
Partnership with The NEED Project and NREL
The New Mexico Energy Story
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The New Mexico Energy Story

• Population 2,000,000
• Land Mass 121,355 square miles
• Major Industries Petroleum, Natural Gas,
  non-energy mineral mining, Agriculture
• New Mexico has EVERYTHING - renewables,
  nonrenewables and an innovative spirit.

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The New Mexico Energy Story
Natural Gas production - 10 of the U.S.
total The Permian Basin holds 3 of the 100
largest oil fields in the U.S. The Permian
Basin is the largest field of proved natural gas
in the U.S.
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New Mexico Oil

• Production began in 1920s
• 50 million barrels produced
• 705 million barrels in reserves
• Lea County and Eddy County lead production
• 20,366 active wells
• 23,000 citizens supported by NMs oil and gas
  industry

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New Mexico Oil

• Oil and natural gas revenues and royalties have
  provided as much as 87 to the New Mexico General
  fund
• 4th is proven oil reserves
• 4th in oil production
• 40th in petroleum consumption

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New Mexico Natural Gas

• Natural gas has been produced in New Mexico for
  over 90 years. New Mexico natural gas is used
  for electricity generation and manufacturing.
• 3rd in Natural gas production (behind Texas and
  Oklahoma)
• 1st in CBM production (San Juan Basin)
• 41,634 natural gas wells
• 1,609,223 million cubic feet of gas produced
  annually
• San Juan County Ranked 1st and Rio Arriba ranked
  2nd
• New Mexico is 30th in natural gas consumption

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New Mexico Coal

• Leads all NM commodities for product value,
  payroll, and revenue generation
• Largest reserves in McKinley, San Juan, and
  Cibola Counties and the San Juan Basin
• 3rd in recoverable coal reserves
• 12th in coal production with 25,913 (1,000 short
  tonnes)
• Coal represents 38 of total energy consumption
  in New Mexico
• 28th in coal consumption
• Generates 90 of New Mexico electricity

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New Mexico Energy Map
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New Mexico Electricity

• 7,000 MW of Electricity Generated
• 70 at two power stations Four Corners and San
  Juan
• California and Arizona utilities own 68 of these
  2 stations
• 50 of electricity generated in NM is used in
  other states
• 90 coal, 8 natural gas, 1.9 Wind, and .4
  hydropower

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New Mexico Uranium

• New Mexico has no nuclear power stations, but
  provides storage for transuranic waste at WIPP in
  Carlsbad
• 28,078,000 is spent annually in New Mexico on
  nuclear physics research and development.
• 2nd in uranium reserves behind Wyoming
• No uranium production since 2002 (recent permit
  application for McKinley)
• Grants uranium belt 350 million tons of yellow
  cake

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New Mexico Solar

• 2nd in solar potential
• Areas in Albuquerque and Las Cruces have
  strongest potential for solar capacity
• Significant solar research at Sandia and Los
  Alamos National Labs
• NM programs to install solar on state buildings,
  schools
• Tax credits and rebates available for
  photovoltaics and solar thermal (hot water)

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New Mexico Wind

• 12th in wind potential
• 8th in wind production
• Significant production of over 487 MW of
  generation from
• New Mexico Wind Energy Center
• (204 DeBaca and Quay)
• Caprock Wind Ranch (80 Quay)
• San Juan Mesa Wind (120 in Roosevelt)
• Llano Estacado (2.6 Curry)
• Aragonne Mesa (90 Santa Rosa)

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New Mexico Biomass, Geothermal, and Hydro

• New Mexico has abundant agricultural capability
  for capture of biomass resources dairy farms
  and forests. No water for bioenergy crops.
• Geothermal resources low temperature readily
  available but mainly used for tourism purposes.
• 87 MW of hydropower produced
• 30 MW Navajo (Farmington), 24MW Elephant Butte
  (Sierra), 15 MW Abiquiu (Los Alamos), and other
  smaller hydro

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The New Mexico Energy StoryBright Past, Brighter
Future

• Efficient Use of Energy Act 20 Million/year
• State Energy Agencies must purchase 10 of
  electricity from renewables
• Consumption declining in some sectors.
  Industrial (2224 TBTU) is highest consumption
  followed by transportation (219 TBTU)
• 24th in consumption per capita
• Total consumption 675 TBTUs (23,340,000 gallons
  gasoline/year)
• Residential 108 TBTUS
• Commercial 122 TBTUS
• Industrial 224 TBTUS
• Transportation 219 BTUs
• New Mexico, unlike many states, has a diverse
  portfolio of energy resources.