There is no sense putting in 2.2 GW of turbines if you don't run at least a 1.5 GW power line. The plan is to wire 160 miles to Albaquerque to turn left on the Sunzia 3 GW line 520 miles to Arizona. $2 Billion. But it is still held up over bird safety at the Rio Grande crossing at Escondida.
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https://www.abqjournal.com/1208591/s...-up-again.html
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And people think we will have 2,000 mile TeraWatt level transmission lines running from country to country after we electrify all energy.