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Background

SunZia Project Regional Area of Interest

The Southwest Area Transmission (SWAT) regional planning group has been reviewing potential interests and needs for additional transmission facilities from the New Mexico area to Arizona for the last few years. In the summer of 2006, SWAT hosted a workshop to review possible locations of future resources and possible delivery points as the regional loads continue to grow at an aggressive rate. The SWAT workshop nicknamed this effort “Project Zia”.

In response, the SunZia Southwest Transmission Project is evaluating the potential to develop a new regional electric transmission line between southern New Mexico and southern Arizona. The SunZia Southwest Transmission Project would allow potential future development of power from renewable energy sources, such as geothermal, wind, and solar, to be transported by the SunZia Project to the Arizona and New Mexico regional transmission systems.


Project Archive

Date Activity
May 22, 2008 2008 Biennial Transmission Assessment
May 9, 2008 WECC TSS Update
May 9, 2008 Environmental Briefing
Apr 30, 2008 MOA executed by participants
Apr 16, 2008 Utility Wind Integration Group (UWIG) Presentation
Apr 8, 2008 Arizona State Land Department Presentation (Tucson Office)
Feb 8, 2008 Development Meeting
Jan 18, 2008 Development Meeting
Jan 18, 2008 NM RETA Presentation
Dec 7, 2007 Development Meeting
Nov 2, 2007 Development Meeting
Oct 10, 2007 NM RETA Presentation
Oct 5, 2007 Development Meeting
Oct 4, 2007 Technical Work Group
Oct 2, 2007 Informational Meeting with BLM
Sept 26, 2007 Western Transmission Crossroads Workshop Presentation
Sept 20, 2007 Technical Work Group
Sept 7, 2007 Development Meeting
Aug 8, 2007 Development Meeting
Aug 1, 2007 Southwest Renewable Energy Conference Presentation
July 19, 2007 Development Meeting
July 12, 2007 Initiate Phase 1 of the WECC Project Rating Process
July 12, 2007 WECC Acceptance of Regional Project Planning Report
June 20, 2007 Development Meeting
May 31, 2007 Development Meeting, Phase I Draft MOA Revisions
May 17, 2007 Request WECC Review of Regional Project Planning Report
May 17, 2007 Request Initiation of Phase 1 of the WECC Project Rating Review Process
May 15, 2007 SWAT Presentation
May 3, 2007 Development Meeting, Phase I Draft Memorandum of Agreement
Mar 30, 2007 Next Steps in Project Development, Participation Interest
Mar 7, 2007 WECC Planning Coordination Committee Presentation
Feb 16, 2007 SunZia Southwest Regional Planning Meeting
Jan 30, 2007 SWAT Presentation, Status Update
Dec 15, 2006 Initiate Open Season & WECC Regional Planning Project Review Process
Nov 17, 2006 STEP Presentation
Oct 18, 2006 SWAT Steering Committee Presentation
Sept 13, 2006 SWAT Technical Working Group Presentation

Links

Arizona Corporation Commission - Power Plant and Transmission Line Siting Committee

California ISO, STEP Presentation

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

New Mexico - Energy, Renewables and Natural Resources Department

New Mexico Public Regulation Commission - Utility Division

New Mexico Renewable Energy Transmission Authority (RETA)

Southwest Area Transmission (SWAT) Regional Planning Group

Southwest Renewable Energy Conference


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