Project expected to transmit up to 100 MW of energy to the grid
LAS CRUCES, N.M. – The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comment on the proposed Black Mountain transmission line project near Las Cruces in Doña Ana County. If approved, El Paso Electric, in partnership with EDF Renewables Distributed Solutions, Inc., would be authorized to construct, operate, maintain, and eventually decommission a two single-circuit 345-kilovolt overhead transmission lines across less than half a mile of public lands.
The gen-tie line would connect the 100-megawatt photovoltaic Black Mountain Solar project and 50-megawatt battery energy storage system located on private lands to the existing power transmission system.
Additional information is available at the BLM National NEPA Register, where comments may be submitted through the ‘Participate Now’ option. Comments may also be delivered to: BLM Las Cruces District Office, c/o Paula Montez, Attn: Black Mountain Gen-tie Project, 1800 Marquess Street Las Cruces, NM 88005. The comment period will close April 28, 2025.
For more information, please contact BLM Project Manager Paula Montez at pmontez@blm.gov or 575-525-4387.
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