San Juan region scrambles to shift to new economy.

With San Juan’s gradual shutdown, plus closure of three generating units in 2013 at the nearby Four Corners Power Plant, local government and business leaders are under pressure to build employment opportunities for the area’s energy-related workforce, long dependent on coal mining, utility jobs and natural gas production. It’s a double whammy to San Juan’s fossil-fuel industries, creating a perfect storm that’s rippling across the region’s economy.