Global InformationTres Amigas SuperStation information
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| Tres Amigas SuperStation | |
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 Proposed location for the Tres Amigas SuperStation | |
| Official name | Tres Amigas SuperStation |
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| Coordinates | 34°24′N 103°05′W / 34.400°N 103.083°W |
| Status | Cancelled |
| Owner(s) | Tres Amigas LLP |
| External links | |
| Website | www.tresamigasllc.com (archive) |
The Tres Amigas SuperStation (lit. 'Three Friends SuperStation') was a project proposed in 2009 to unite North America’s two major power grids (the Eastern Interconnection and the Western Interconnection) and one of its three minor grids (the Texas Interconnection), with the goals of enabling faster adoption of renewable energy and increasing the reliability of the U.S. grid.[1][2]
In 2015, the project lost access to the Eastern Interconnection (72% of its total peak demand) when Southwestern Public Service dropped out.[3] Tres Amigas officials reiterated their plans to connect the eastern and western grids in 2017 even as leases for property intended to construct the project were relinquished that February according to New Mexico's State Land Office.[3][4] The project subsequently fell silent, and as of 2021 company officials were unreachable.[3]
CEO Phillip G. Harris is the former CEO of PJM Interconnection, an East Coast regional transmission organization (RTO). The site of Clovis, New Mexico was chosen to allow the Texas Interconnection to join if desired.[4]
- ^ US unveils plans for giant renewable energy hub Oct 2009
- ^ Mayfield, Dan (6 September 2013). "Tres Amigas looking for $500 M". Albuquerque Business First. bizjournals.com. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ a b c Boswell-Gore, Alisa (13 March 2021). "Tres Amigas: What could have been". The Eastern New Mexico News. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
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