The SunZia Transmission line has entered full commercial service, transporting up to 3,000 MW of wind-generated electricity from New Mexico to utilities throughout the Southwest including California. The $11 billion initiative helps satisfy growing electricity needs driven by data centers, electrification, and industrial expansion while supplying renewable power sufficient for approximately 1 million American households.
The $11 billion project delivers electricity for around 1 million US homes.
Transmission capacity addresses rising power demand from data centers and electrification.
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