Energy Industry

BROUGHT HOME IN THE LAST YEAR. LAWMAKERS AND OTHER POLITICIANS IN DC SAY INVESTMENTS IN CLEAN ENERGY MADE NEW MEXICO A TOP DESTINATION. THEY TELL JULIAN POTTS, TIME GOES ON IS BOUND TO CREATE EVEN MORE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE STATE. SENATORS MARTIN HEINRICH AND BEN RAY LUJAN JOINED ENERGY SECRETARY JENNIFER GRANHOLM ON THE TRIP TO NEW MEXICO, TOURING THE STATES GROWING SUSTAINABLE ENERGY INDUSTRY. I MEAN, ITS BEEN AMAZING TO SEE HOW BIG WE HAVE GROWN AND COMING TO WHERE WERE AT NOW. TWO COMPANIES CATCHING THE EYES ACTION 7 NEWS WAS AT SOLAR MANUFACTURING COMPANY OURAY, BREAKING GROUND ON A $50 MILLION EXPANSION. MAYOR TIM KELLER SAYING ITS EXPANDING TO CREATE MORE THAN 300 NEW JOBS, PARTLY USING TAX CREDITS FROM THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT. THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT HAS ALL SORTS OF PROGRAMS THAT ARE ALLOWING THIS INDUSTRY TO EXPAND RIGHT HERE IN NEW MEXICO. OURAY SHOWING US WHAT TYPE OF WORK PEOPLE ARE GETTING DONE HERE AT THE FACILITY. ITS A PIECE OF NEW MEXICO. SENATOR HEINRICH BELIEVES CAN ONLY GET BIGGER OVER TIME. THEYRE ABLE TO EXPAND THIS FACILITY AGAIN OR ACTUALLY CREATE A BRAND NEW FACILITY WITH TWICE AS MANY WORKERS AND WAY MORE OUTPUT. OURAY IS NOT THE ONLY PLACE LOOKING TO ADD CLEAN ENERGY JOBS IN THE STATE. THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT HAS ALLOWED COMPANIES LIKE ARCOSA TO DEVELOP WIND TOWERS LIKE THESE HERE IN BELEN. EVENTUALLY, ONCE THEY ARE FULLY ASSEMBLED, THEY WILL BE INSTALLED ACROSS THE ENTIRE STATE OF NEW MEXICO. ENERGY SECRETARY JENNIFER GRANHOLM SAYS THIS IS ALL PART OF A GOAL TO ADD CLEAN ENERGY JOBS ACROSS THE U.S. SHE AND OTHERS SAY NEW MEXICO IS QUICKLY GROWING TO BECOME AN EPICENTER FOR THIS INDUSTRY. PART OF THAT IS DUE TO THIS EXPLOSION OF MANUFACTURING ACROSS THE COUNTRY. AS A RESULT OF THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT, THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW, THE CHIPS AND SCIENCE ACT. REPORTING FOR KOAT ACTION SEVEN NEWS. IM JULIAN PORRAS. WHILE OURAY TECHNOLOGYS EXPANSION IS EXPECTED TO ADD 30