ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas, consumer advocates and others have reached a settlement with Xcel Energy over the utility's plans to add more wind power for customers in New Mexico and parts of Texas.
The proposed agreement was filed Monday with New Mexico utility regulators for approval. The Public Utility Commission of Texas also would have to sign off.
The Sagamore Wind Project is planned for Roosevelt County. It would be the largest wind farm in New Mexico, providing more than 520 megawatts of power. The other — with a capacity of nearly 480 megawatts — would be located in Hale County, Texas.
The attorney general's office, the staff of the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission and others are seeking certain assurances that the wind farms would benefit customers.