North Path: A Transmission Project
North Path: A Transmission Project
North Path is a new high-voltage transmission project connecting northeast New Mexico with the Four Corners region to strengthen energy reliability and affordability for northern New Mexico and the broader Southwest. North Path supports surging energy demand, bolsters reliability, and strengthens local economies.
Project Partners
North Path is being co-developed by Invenergy, America’s largest privately held independent power infrastructure company, and the New Mexico Renewable Energy Transmission Authority (RETA), an agency created by the New Mexico State Legislature, under a joint development agreement. This partnership brings local expertise and resources, coupled with RETA’s independent board oversight, to ensure successful development.
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Community Benefits
North Path only succeeds if the project works for local communities and economies. That's why we're committed to New Mexico for the long term. North Path is creating economic opportunities and supporting social and environmental initiatives locally by partnering with Tribal and local communities along the route.
Benefits include:
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Tens of millions of dollars in annual payments to project partners, including Tribes, local communities, and landowners
- Long-term family-sustaining jobs during operation
- Thousands of jobs during construction
Responsible Routing
When determining the route for a transmission line we evaluate a variety of factors, including valuable feedback provided by community stakeholders, to determine the most appropriate path forward. We prioritize three core categories—Engineering and Constructability, Land Use and Cultural, and Ecological—and considerations within these categories are detailed further below.
Engineering and Constructibility
Land Use and Cultural
Ecological
Preliminary map visual presented at public open houses beginning in 2022 to share and gather feedback about the route development process. Route evaluation within the Routing Study Area remains ongoing, and preliminary corridors shown in early materials may change as technical, environmental, cultural, and engineering assessments continue.
About Invenergy
Invenergy is North America’s largest privately held developer, owner, and operator of innovative, reliable power infrastructure. Backed by 25 years of trusted execution and operational excellence, Invenergy’s end-to-end expertise provides customers with smart, scalable energy solutions across natural gas, solar, land-based wind, energy storage, transmission, and domestic manufacturing. Headquartered in Chicago, Invenergy and its affiliates have successfully developed over 225 projects, totaling more than 36 gigawatts, and reliably operate over 20 gigawatts of large-scale power infrastructure projects across four continents.