New Mexico regulators settle fate of coal-fired power plant

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – State regulators have adopted a plan that calls for closing part of a coal-fired power plant in northwestern New Mexico that serves customers across the Southwest.
The 4-1 vote by the Public Regulation Commission came Wednesday after years of public meetings, protests and legal challenges that reached the highest courts in New Mexico.
The debate has centered on how the utility that runs the San Juan Generating Station plans to replace the lost capacity. Public Service