The proposed $2 billion, 400-mile high-voltage direct current (HVDC) North Pass transmission line will have the capacity to move up to 4 gigawatts of renewable energy produced in northeastern New Mexico to the state’s Four Corners area. and provide power equivalent to two. 1 million homes in New Mexico and the Southwest. The project will move forward through a partnership with the New Mexico Renewable Energy Transmission Authority (RETA) and Invenergy Transmission.

The North Pass Line is scheduled to begin operations in 2025 and be completed in 2028. Power flows through Union County. RETA estimates that the state has the highest potential for wind power and strong solar power.

The project will create 3,500 jobs during construction and generate tens of millions of dollars in annual tax payments to tribal, state, and local governments.

“The New Mexico North Pass will provide many benefits not only for clean energy, but for New Mexico as a whole. We are delighted to be here,” said Director Will Consuegra. Transmission development at Invenergy.

The southwestern states have great potential for renewable energy, but are challenged by a lack of transmission capacity. New developments in HVDC and AC power lines will allow renewable energy generation in the Southwest region to be more widely distributed.

Another major transmission project was recently approved by the Arizona Business Commission (ACC). sunjia is a 550-mile 525 Volt HVDC transmission project. Separately, the New Mexico Public Regulatory Commission has approved Pattern Energy’s SunZia, a proposed 3.5 GW wind project in New Mexico that will supply power through transmission lines to Pinal County, Arizona. issued his two approvals for wind projects. Upon completion, the SunZia Transmission and Wind project will be the largest clean energy project in the United States with a total investment of $8 billion. It powers her estimated population of more than 3 million people in central New Mexico to central Arizona.