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Bernalillo County approves amendment to electric facility plan to add 345 kV transmission capacity
Summary
The Bernalillo County Board of Commissioners voted 5-0 to approve Administrative Resolution AR 2025-98, adding a proposed 345 kilovolt transmission line on the county's west side and upgrading an existing 115 kV line to 345 kV in the county electric facility plan.
The Bernalillo County Board of Commissioners on Oct. 14 approved an amendment to the county's electric facility plan to add a proposed 345 kilovolt transmission line on the west side of the county and to reclassify an existing 115 kV line as 345 kV. The board voted 5-0 to adopt Administrative Resolution AR 2025-98.
Carl Redmond, a planner with Bernalillo County Planning and Development Services, told commissioners the amendment consists of two parts: upgrading an existing, built 115 kV transmission line to 345 kV and adding a new 345 kV line extending from Sandoval County to a substation in the southwest portion of Bernalillo County. "Staff does concur with the applicant's justification, namely that the request will further goals and policies, which encourage furthering grid capacity,…
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