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New Mexicans petition, rally in protest of proposed Rio Rancho LNG facility

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Protestors demonstrated outside New Mexico Gas Co.鈥檚 headquarters in January against a proposed liquefied natural gas facility in Rio Rancho. New Mexico鈥檚 Public Regulation Commission in March rejected the $180 million state-of-the-art plant intended to protect against price spikes after hundreds of activists opposed the plant. Opposing LNG plants has become a progressive political cause. But just 10 years ago, New Mexico Democratic Sen. Tom Udall co-sponsored legislation to speed up the review of LNG export facilities.
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Eleanor Bravo, left, chairwoman for the New Energy Economy, hands over a letter protesting the proposed installation of a liquified natural gas facility in Rio Rancho to Daniel Peltier, manager, corporate security and emergency management for New Mexico Gas Co., during a protest and rally Thursday outside the company鈥檚 Albuquerque headquarters.
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Demonstrators protesting the proposed installation of a liquified natural gas facility in Rio Rancho hold signs outside the main entrance of the New Mexico Gas Company in Albuquerque on Jan. 4.
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Augustine Montoya, executive officer to the Bernalillo County Commission, makes a statement about a proposed liquified natural gas facility during a January protest outside New Mexico Gas Co. headquarters in Albuquerque.
Megan Gleason
Megan Gleason Megan Gleason Megan Gleason Journal Staff Writer
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Gathered in winter coats and beanies on a cold and snowy day in Albuquerque, residents and environmental advocates rallied outside the New Mexico Gas Co. headquarters on Thursday against the liquefied natural gas facility the utility wants to build in Rio Rancho.

The group of about two dozen delivered a petition to the gas company, asking it to withdraw its application to the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission to set up the liquefied natural gas, or LNG, storage facility. This comes the week before the PRC will start its hearing on the LNG plant proposal.

The petition lists negative safety, environmental and financial impacts that could result from the LNG plant as reasons regulators should deny its construction. The letter has more than 700 signatures, mostly from New Mexicans located in the central part of the state.

鈥淭he risks to public health, first responders, the environment and ratepayers are too great,鈥� the petition states. 鈥淲e must prioritize the safety and wellbeing of our community, and we ask that you make the right decision.鈥�

State officials, including , and the Bernalillo County also have spoken out against the LNG plant.

New Mexico Gas Co. spokesperson Tim Korte told the Journal via email the utility respects everyone鈥檚 right to express opinions and respectfully disagrees with those who oppose the proposed LNG facility. The company is proposing that the facility be built in Rio Rancho city limits north of the Double Eagle Airport.

He said the facility would benefit New Mexicans, allowing the utility to have more reliable access to store natural gas during periods of supply constraints or price volatility.

The proposal to build the $180 million, 25-acre facility came after the a severe winter storm, Storm Uri, caused gas prices to drastically spike in February 2021. New Mexicans just recently stopped paying a roughly $5.40 average monthly surcharge on residential bills this month, after two and a half years of paying extra so the gas company could recover costs it incurred to meet demand during the storm.

Korte said natural gas utilities in more than 20 states operate similar LNG storage facilities and have done so safely and reliably for more than 40 years.

鈥淭he technology for storing LNG for utility operations is safe, and it is not new,鈥� he said.

The public hearing process for the gas plant proposal before the PRC starts Monday. PRC commissioners should make a decision on the matter in March.

鈥淭he truth is that investing in fossil fuel infrastructure at this time is totally irresponsible,鈥� Zephyr Jaramillo of Youth 近距离内射合集 for Climate Crisis Action said in a statement opposing the LNG facility that was issued by the New Energy Economy after Thursday鈥檚 rally. 鈥淐limate action demands no further investment in new fossil fuel projects.鈥�

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