| Tour 1—Solar Energy Tour (total mileage:
60)
Location:
Albuquerque area
Security
Clearance: People wanting to tour Sandia National Lab must submit
information for security clearance by March 25th (foreign
nationals) or April 7th (U.S. citizens)
Itinerary:
This tour starts with a visit to the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center (12th
Street and Indian School Road) near historic Old Town Albuquerque.
The center hosts a 10 kW grid-tied photovoltaic system that also
serves as a carport shading unit in the visitors’ parking lot. Briefing provided on the PV system, its operation and
benefits by the project principals, Sacred Power Corporation. Tour participants will also have an opportunity to see the
Center and its exhibits. After
1 hour at the Center, the tour proceeds to Sandia National Laboratories,
where participants will tour the Solar Power Tower and Stirling Dish
Technology.
Briefing provided on these Concentrating Solar Power
technologies by
Sandia officials.
Timetable:
12:30
-5 p.m Fee: $25
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Tour
2—Coal Mine/Coal-Fired Powerplant Tour (total mileage: 250)
Location:
Grants-Gallup area in western NM
Itinerary:
The first stop on this tour is the Lee Ranch surface
coal mine, located 35 miles northwest of Grants.
Briefing provided at site by Lee Ranch Coal Company officials.
After touring the mine, participants will proceed to the Escalante
powerplant near Prewitt, a 235-megawatt, coal-fired electric generation
unit owned and operated by Tri-State Generation and Transmission
Association. Lunch provided
before the powerplant tour. Briefing
at powerplant provided by Tri-State officials.
On the return trip, the tour may stop briefly at Acoma
Pueblo (“Sky City”), as time permits.
Timetable:
8:30a.m.-4:30p.m. Fee: $50 |
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Tour
3—Wind Energy Tour (total mileage: 350)
Location: Ft. Sumner area in eastern NM
Itinerary:
This tour involves a visit to the New Mexico Wind Energy Center, a
204-megawatt wind farm owned and operated by FPL Energy.
It is the 3rd largest wind facility in the world.
A briefing on the wind farm facility will be provided by FPL Energy
officials and representatives of Public Service Company of New Mexico,
which is buying all power from the facility.
A lunch will be provided.
Timetable: 7:30
a.m.- 5 p.m. Fee: $50 |
Tour
4—Santa Fe/Bandelier Tour (total mileage: 180) CANCELED
Location:
Santa Fe & Los Alamos area
Itinerary:
This tour includes a visit to Santa Fe—the “City Different” and
capitol of NM. Participants
will be dropped off at Santa Fe Plaza and have several hours to tour the
downtown area, including the Palace of the Governors, Georgia O’Keefe
Museum, State Capitol, etc. Lunch in Santa Fe. The
tour will then proceed to Bandelier National Monument for a visit of this
world-class archaeological site.
Timetable: 9
a.m. - 5 p.m. Fee: $50
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