New Mexico’s Path to an Energy-Efficient Future

This fact sheet outlines the potential economic, environmental, and health benefits of implementing energy efficiency policies in New Mexico, specifically highlighting their role in meeting federal air regulations and reducing carbon pollution.

• Implementing popular energy efficiency policies could enable New Mexico to achieve 78% of its carbon pollution reduction goal as mandated by the EPA’s Clean Power Plan.
• By 2030, a combination of national model building codes, 40 MWs of new combined heat and power, and an annual energy savings target of 1.5% is projected to save over 6.2 million MWh of electricity and avoid more than 3.8 million tons of carbon dioxide (CO2).
• Energy efficiency policies are projected to provide significant financial and environmental benefits by 2030, including $645 million in savings for the people of New Mexico and the reduction of 36,000 tons of nitrogen oxide (NOx) and 15,000 tons of sulfur dioxide (SO2).

APA

Environmental and Energy Study Institute (n.d.). New Mexico’s Path to an Energy-Efficient Future. https://www.eesi.org/files/Energy_Efficiency_Fact_Sheet_030116_NM.pdf

Chicago

Environmental and Energy Study Institute. New Mexico’s Path to an Energy-Efficient Future. n.d. https://www.eesi.org/files/Energy_Efficiency_Fact_Sheet_030116_NM.pdf.

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BibTeX

@techreport{environmentalandenergystudyinstitutendnew, author = {{Environmental and Energy Study Institute}}, title = {{New Mexico’s Path to an Energy-Efficient Future}}, institution = {Environmental and Energy Study Institute}, url = {https://www.eesi.org/files/Energy_Efficiency_Fact_Sheet_030116_NM.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }