NewMexiKen has signed-up for Sky Blue, a program to receive electrical energy from the New Mexico Wind Energy Center.
Located 170 miles southeast of Albuquerque and 20 miles northeast of Fort Sumner, the wind center is perfectly suited for eastern New Mexico’s windy landscape. Power production does not require water, produce emissions or generate solid waste.
The wind center consists of 136 turbines, each standing 210 feet high. The facility can produce up to 200 megawatts of power, or enough electricity to power 94,000 average-sized New Mexico homes.
The electricity coming into NewMexiKen’s home will come from the grid and not directly from the windmills of course, but it still seems like a worthwhile thing to do. There is a $1.80 surcharge for each block of 100 kilowatt hours (which means it could cost me $4 or $5 a month). I suppose that also means I am subsidizing those who don’t opt for the Sky Blue surcharge, but…