Farmington moving on from oil and gas (not really)

The media and left wing politicians often try to wish a “renewable” future into existence for New Mexico and the nation as a whole (they seem far less concerned about nations like China where CO2 emissions continue to rise dramatically).

The Albuquerque Journal published this gem recently which attempts to make the case that Farmington, NM is moving towards so-called “renewable” energy in some sustained way on a sustainable and economically sensible basis.

The reality is far different, however. All you have to do is read the article to discover that the facility isn’t using “renewable” power at all. It is using local natural gas (as the section highlighted in blue from the same article highlights). Notably, the article ALSO makes a glaring factual error in stating that the San Juan Generating Station was decommissioned in 2017. This is simply false as that date precedes the Energy Transition Act of 2019 and closure of the plant in 2022.