page_title: Tres Amigas SuperStation
section_title: Location
hierarchical_section_title: Tres Amigas SuperStation / Location
caption_attribution_description: English: A power line tower on Path 65, part of the Pacific DC Intertie outside Benton, CA, near the CA/NV border. 500,000 Volts DC, 7,200 Amps, up to 3.6 Gigawatts (3,600 MW). Needs VERY long insulators.
context_page_description: The Tres Amigas SuperStation is a planned project to unite North America’s two major power grids and one minor grid, with the goal to enable faster adoption of renewable energy and increase the reliability of the U.S. grid. The project will use superconducting wires from Massachusetts-based American Superconductor Corp for electrical distribution and to interconvert alternating current and direct current power.
  Proposed by Tres Amigas, LLC in 2009, the project is in the process of finalizing funding. Permits and construction contracts are in place. CEO Phillip G. Harris is the former CEO of PJM Interconnection, an East Coast regional transmission organization.
context_section_description: The Tres Amigas super station will be located on a 22-square-mile (57 km²) state plot of land near Clovis, New Mexico, leased for 99 years at $9 million per year.
caption: 500 kV (1000 kV pole-to-pole) High-voltage direct current transmission tower along the Pacific DC Intertie.
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