NextEra Energy Transmission, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy, and New Mexico Renewable Energy Transmission Authority on June 10 announced the energization of a 137-mile, 345-kilovolt transmission line in New Mexico.
Delivered ahead of schedule, the Crossroads-Hobbs-Roadrunner Transmission Line connects substations across Roosevelt and Lea counties to meet rising electricity demand, increase access to low-cost energy and support local economic growth, NextEra Energy Transmission and RETA said. The line is projected to reduce the typical residential electric bill in the area by about $13 per month.
It is the third consecutive transmission project NextEra Energy Transmission has completed on time and on budget for the Southwest Power Pool grid. This is the second of three transmission projects the New Mexico Renewable Energy Transmission Authority has facilitated for New Mexico's electric grid since 2021.
NextEra Energy Transmission has more than 3,200 miles of transmission lines in development and operation in 19 states and Canada and is a subsidiary of NextEra Energy, Inc.
RETA's role is to encourage and facilitate the development of new transmission and storage infrastructure needed to enable critical development of New Mexico's extensive renewable energy resources.
