Anti-coal protesters are making their voices heard in New Mexico where they are fighting a nearly 16 percent electrical rate hike requested by the state’s largest utility, Public Service Company.
Nearly 50 gathered this week outside the government building housing the state’s Public Regulation Commission and held signs that read “Stop the War Against Mother Earth,” “Climate Justice” and “PRC, We Want a Public Utility.”
Their protest also included a display of 123 wallets, symbolizing the new revenue of $123.5 million for Public Service Company, according to a report in the Santa Fe New Mexican.
If approved, the rate hike would be the first since 2011 for PNM. The company claims it is needed to recover more than $650 million spent on improving the company’s electrical system.
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