Monday, January 26, 2015

USA, New Mexico, Arizona:

Transmission Line That Could Bring Renewable Energy To Millions In West Gets Go-Ahead (Think Progress)

On Saturday, the U.S. federal government approved a major renewable energy transmission line that could help open up the West to stranded solar, wind and geothermal energy assets and enable up to 3,000 megawatts of renewable energy — enough to power over one million homes — to feed into the grid. The $2 billion project, overseen by SunZia, will span 515 miles across New Mexico and Arizona, and support more than 6,000 jobs during construction and more than 100 permanent jobs according to the Department of the Interior.

The SunZia Southwest Transmission Project, which will tap wind resources in New Mexico and solar and geothermal in New Mexico and Arizona, was proposed in 2009.

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