After months of opposition, public hearings, and hours of testimony, the commissioners voted 4-1 on Tuesday to approve the controversial project.

According to Joshua Mayer, senior development manager for The AES Corporation, a REIA-NM member and the developer behind Rancho Viejo, this is “an essential step toward delivering safe, reliable, and affordable energy to the local grid as energy demand continues to rise, while directly advancing New Mexico’s clean energy goals.”

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