CLOVIS, N.M. (AP) - The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has granted a request by a proposed transmission superstation for authorization to sell transmission services at negotiated rates.
The proposed Tres Amigas SuperStation in Clovis, announced last October, would allow electricity to flow more freely across the nation's three massive power grids, breaking down barriers to ramping up alternative energy in the United States.
The project would help route energy from isolated wind and solar installations to urban centers and other places that use the most electricity.
Tres Amigas would build a triangular pathway of underground superconductor pipelines, combined with AC-DC converters that synchronize the flow of power between the interconnections. The equipment allows electricity to be transferred from grid to grid.
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