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New Mexico transmission line will power the West Coast after nearly 20 years of planning

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A new $11-billion wind farm and transmission line will produce clean energy for cities in the Southwest.

The SunZia project, which has been called the largest renewable infrastructure project ever in the United States, has been in the works for nearly two decades.

As part of our ongoing climate series Reverse Course, Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd traveled to remote parts of New Mexico and Arizona to report on the challenge of adding new transmission lines to the U.S. grid.

This segment aired on December 27, 2024.

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Peter O'Dowd Host-correspondent, Here & Now

Peter O'Dowd is Here & Now’s host-correspondent. When the full-time hosts are off air, Peter steps in to cover the day’s most important stories.

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