City of Socorro Awarded $610,000 for Grid Modernization in New Mexico
The City of Socorro has been awarded $610,000 in funding from the State of New Mexico's Energy Conservation and Management Division, ECAM, to advance a grid modernization initiative aimed at improving reliability, resilience, and long-term energy infrastructure planning. The funding allows Socorro Electric Cooperative, SEC, and Nuvve New Mexico to design and engineer a utility-scale battery energy storage system, BESS, and associated grid upgrades. "This is an important step forward for grid modernization in New Mexico," said Ted Smith, CEO of Nuvve New Mexico. "We are creating a clear and practical pathway toward deploying advanced battery storage in a way that improves reliability and reduces costs for the community through peak demand management, improved system efficiency and enhanced grid resilience. This project is structured to be replicable across other rural co-ops and municipalities throughout the state."