MONDAY: EPA Announces $156 Million in Grant Funding to provide solar energy for low-income New Mexicans

MONDAY: EPA Announces $156 Million in Grant Funding to provide solar energy for low-income New Mexicans

DALLAS, TEXAS (September 12, 2024)- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 Deputy Administrator Stacey Dwyer will be joined by Secretary Melanie Kenderdine of the New Mexico Energy, Minerals, and Natural Resources Department (EMNRD), Representative Leger Fernandez (NM-03), Representative Melanie Stansbury (NM-01), Mayor Tim Keller, staff from both Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) and Senator Ben Ray Lujan and Executive Director of Renewable Energy Industries Association of New Mexico Jim DesJardins to celebrate New Mexico receiving over $ 156 million from EPA’s Solar for All grant program. This funding comes from the Inflation Reduction Act, part of President’s Biden Investing in America initiative.

Members of the media are invited to attend, please RSVP to R6Press@epa.gov.

Date: Monday, September 16

Location : Albuquerque Fire Department/Training Academy, 11717 Sunset Gardens Road SW, Albuquerque, NM 87121

Time : 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

WHO :

Stacey Dwyer, Deputy Regional Administrator, EPA Region 6 Melanie Kenderdine, Secretary, New Mexico Energy, Minerals, and Natural Resources Dept. (EMNRD) Tim Keller, Mayor, City of Albuquerque Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez (NM-03) Staff from the Office of Rep. Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) Staff from the Office of Sen. Ben Ray Luján (NM) Staff from Ben Ray Lujan, Senator, NM Jim DesJardins, Executive Director, Renewable Energy Industries Association of New Mexico

Sidney Hill

Public Information Officer

New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department (EMNRD)

Email: sidney.hill@emnrd.nm.gov

Phone: 505-629-2900