The largest clean energy infrastructure project in the US is now complete
After nearly two decades of permitting and construction, an $11 billion wind farm and transmission line in New Mexico is now fully operational. It’s the largest-ever clean energy infrastructure project in the U.S., and is three times larger than the next two biggest wind farms.
SunZia can power around 1 million homes annually, and about two-thirds of its power will be sent to customers in California.
Construction on the project started in 2023, after years of permitting hurdles that started in 2008. Its completion comes as the U.S. federal government has been delaying permitting on clean energy projects, especially wind.
What’s the nuance? The U.S. power industry is seeing soaring demand that not only requires new sources of power, but the infrastructure to deliver it where it needs to go — and the country can’t wait two decades for large-scale projects like this to meet that demand. Advocates say the project demonstrates the urgent need for federal permitting reform.
A Colorado mayor has been sleeping in his city’s homeless shelters to learn first-hand how to make them better
Aurora, Colorado Mayor Mike Coffman wants to make sure the Aurora Regional Navigation Center is “a model program for serving the needs of the area’s homeless.”
He’s so committed, he’s been sleeping at the ARNC every Friday night since February to understand how it works, where there might be snags, and how he can leverage opportunities to improve the city’s housing services.
While he’s not undercover, he’s also not trying to draw attention to himself, meeting residents in the men’s entry-level dorm and helping to serve breakfast on Saturday mornings.
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