Energy

New Mexico, with its abundant wind and solar resources, can and should be America’s epicenter of the clean energy economy. As a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, I will continue to work every day to ensure this becomes a reality.

As an engineer, I know that in order to reverse the devastating effects of climate change, our country must continue to invest in clean energy production, energy efficiency, and reduce carbon pollution. I support implementing energy efficiency initiatives to help our country do more with the power we have. New Mexico is well positioned to lead this effort.

Transitioning to clean energy sources and making America energy independent will not only create jobs, but help reduce our dependence on foreign oil and strengthen our national security.  

Latest

  • Heinrich Renews Push To Protect Energy Grid from Cyber-Attacks

    U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee and the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today renewed his push to protect critical U.S. energy infrastructure from potentially catastrophic cyber-attacks by cosponsoring the Securing Energy Infrastructure Act. The legislation, which was introduced by U.S. Senators Angus King (I-Maine) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), would examine solutions to defend the U.S. energy grid including possibly using a "retro" approach that has shown promise as a safeguard against cyber-attacks by replacing key devices like computer-connected operating systems, which can be vulnerable to cyber-attacks, with less-vulnerable analog and human-operated systems. Read More

  • Udall, Heinrich, Lujan Grisham Comment on Sandia National Laboratories Contract Decision

    WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and Congresswoman Michelle Lujan Grisham responded to the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration's (NNSA) decision to award the management and operating contract for Sandia National Laboratories to National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia (NTESS), a subsidiary of Honeywell International. Udall is a member of the Senate Appropriations subcommittee overseeing the Department of Energy's budget, and Heinrich serves on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. Lujan Grisham represents the 1st Congressional District, which is home to Sandia and most of its 10,500 employees. Read More

  • Heinrich Statement On Federal And National Lab Employees Working On Climate Change

    - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, made the following statement in response to reports that the Trump transition team is asking the U.S. Department of Energy for the names of federal and national laboratory employees who have worked on climate policy during the Obama Administration: "Reports that the Trump transition team is asking the Department of Energy for the names of any federal or national laboratory employees who worked on climate policy during the Obama Administration are extremely concerning. While we don't yet know what the President-elect intends to do with this information, we do know about his troubling climate denial statements and the record of some of his key appointees in attacking climate science. I will not tolerate any efforts by the incoming administration to intimidate scientists and researchers in the government or at our national laboratories who are tackling some of our nation's greatest challenges, including climate change." Read More

  • Heinrich Urges President To Halt Closure Of Oceti Sakowin Camp In North Dakota

    Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) called on President Obama to work with the Corps of Engineers and the Department of Justice to de-escalate the violence at Camp Oceti Sakowin in North Dakota. In particular, he questioned the decision to close the area to demonstrators of the Dakota Access pipeline on December 5, 2016.  Read More

  • NM Democratic Delegation Welcomes BLM Rule to Curb Methane Pollution

    WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sens. Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and U.S. Reps. Ben Ray Luján and Michelle Lujan Grisham welcomed the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) final rule to save taxpayers' money and energy resources and reduce harmful emissions by curbing the wasteful venting, flaring and leaks of natural gas. Read More

  • Heinrich Highlights Economic Benefits Of Clean Energy At New Wind Farm in Torrance County

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, highlighted how the extension of the clean energy production and investment tax credits have been critical to supporting new wind projects in New Mexico. Last year, Senator Heinrich led a bipartisan group of lawmakers to pass an energy agreement that lifted the ban on oil exports and included a five-year retroactive extension of the Production Tax Credit (PTC) through  2019, which supports wind energy, and a five-year extension of the Solar Investment Tax Credit (ITC). Read More