by Joey Keefe | May 7, 2026 | News
By Matthew Reichbach | Albuquerque Business First The State Land Office approved a new 10,160-acre, 212-megawatt wind farm for Torrance County, enough to power more than 60,000 homes. State Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard announced the project May 6 for the...
by Joey Keefe | May 6, 2026 | 2026 News Release
SANTA FE, N.M. – New Mexico Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard has signed an agreement with AFE Cedarvale Wind, LLC (a subsidiary of MMR Group/Southwestern Power Group) to develop a 10,160-acre wind farm on state lands in Torrance County following a public...
by Joey Keefe | Apr 22, 2026 | 2026 News Release
SANTA FE, N.M. – New Mexico Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard announced today a new geothermal leasing rule to align with recent legislative changes and to pave the way for growth of clean, baseload geothermal energy on state trust lands. Demand for...
by Joey Keefe | Apr 21, 2026 | 2026 News Release
SANTA FE, N.M. – New Mexico Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard has issued the following statement in celebration of Earth Day tomorrow, April 22, 2026: “Earth Day is the perfect time to celebrate all of the natural wonders that surround us in New Mexico,”...
by Joey Keefe | Apr 17, 2026 | News
By Algernon D’Ammassa | Albuquerque JournalApril 16, 2026 Federal authorities are eyeing a 7-acre parcel of New Mexico trust land near the Santa Teresa Port of Entry for border wall construction. U.S. Customs and Border Protection offered in March to purchase...
