The largest wind farm in the Western Hemisphere, which was initially proposed back in 2008, is now ready to begin construction and is expected to come online in 2026.
- May 10, 2023, 2:00 PM CDT
The major delays to the project are largely due to the permitting and approval process for power lines and grids that cross through more than one state.The largest wind project in the Western Hemisphere is finally ready to begin construction. After nearly two decades on the drawing board, the 3,500-megawatt wind farm will break ground on a sprawling territory across New Mexico’s counties of Torrance, Lincoln, and San Miguel.
The project is split into two main branches: the wind farm itself, and the considerable transportation infrastructure that will be needed to transport that energy to its end users. As with, finding available land tracts big enough to house such enormous constructions requires traveling pretty far from the urban centers that represent the lion's share of the demand for all of that energy.
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