{"id":7789,"date":"2015-12-18T16:11:23","date_gmt":"2015-12-18T23:11:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=7789"},"modified":"2020-06-02T10:05:18","modified_gmt":"2020-06-02T17:05:18","slug":"top-stories-of-2015-7-san-juan-generating-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/top-stories-of-2015-7-san-juan-generating-station\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Stories Of 2015: #7 &#8211; San Juan Generating Station"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>December 18, 2015 &#8211; Number 7 on our list of the top news stories of 2015 is the San Juan Generating Station. The state Public Regulation Commission a<a href=\"http:\/\/www.abqjournal.com\/691982\/news-around-the-region\/new-mexico-regulators-to-make-final-decision-on-power-plant.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pproved a plan this week<\/a> to shut down two of the four units at the plant and replace that energy with a mix of alternative sources, coal and nuclear power.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1Kv1PSLuKPY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Previous NMiF coverage:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/the-line-group-files-request-to-disqualify-prc-members-from-voting-on-san-juan-generating-station\/\">The Line: New Energy Economy Sues PRC<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/san-juan-generating-station\/\">San Juan Generating Station<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/the-line-prc-drops-suit-against-santa-fe-newspaper\/\">The Line: PRC drops suit against newspaper<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/the-cost-of-energy\/\">The Cost of Energy<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>LINE PANELISTS:<\/em><br \/>\nRussell Contreras, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ap.org\/\">Associated Press<\/a><br \/>\nJulie Ann Grimm, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfreporter.com\/santafe\/\">Santa Fe Reporter<\/a><br \/>\nTrip Jennings, <a href=\"http:\/\/nmindepth.com\/\">New Mexico in Depth<\/a><br \/>\nRob Nikolewski, <a href=\"http:\/\/watchdog.org\/category\/new-mexico\/\">Watchdog.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>December 18, 2015 &#8211; Number 7 on our list of the top news stories of 2015 is the San Juan Generating Station. 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