Feds deny request for NM transmission project

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A $350 million transmission project aimed at funneling renewable energy from eastern and central New Mexico to other Western markets could be in jeopardy due to a decision by federal regulators.

New Mexico’s Renewable Energy Transmission Authority and others had asked for a one-time change in the way requests for transmission access are processed so the Power Network Project could be expedited.

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