SunZia: Largest US Renewable Energy Project Now Operational, Surpassing Hoover Dam Capacity
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Andy Corbley
Summary
The SunZia project, the largest renewable energy infrastructure project in US history, is now fully operational. It consists of a 3,650-megawatt wind project and a 550-mile high-voltage direct current transmission line running from New Mexico to Arizona, delivering power across the western grid. The project is expected to generate more power than the Hoover Dam and provide reliable energy for the next 30 years. Complexities included relocating mature saguaro cacti and large agave, and building in remote sites.
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The SunZia project is expected to generate and deliver more power than the Hoover Dam and be a reliable energy to the western United States for the next 30 years.
The approximately 3,650-megawatt (MW) wind project and 550-mile high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission line that comprise SunZia generate power in New Mexico to Arizona and deliver it to customers across the western grid.
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