SunZia Wind and Transmission
KEY INFORMATION
Project
SunZia Southwest Transmission Line
Location
Central New Mexico/Southcentral Arizona
Owner/Client
Pattern Energy / Quanta Services
M.J. Electric / Par Electric
M.J. Electric / Par Electric
Services Provided
Construction Materials Testing
Data Management
On-Site Project Laboratory
Data Management
On-Site Project Laboratory
SunZia Wind and Transmission
KEY INFORMATION
Project
SunZia Southwest Transmission Line
Owner/Client
Pattern Energy / Quanta Services
M.J. Electric / Par Electric
M.J. Electric / Par Electric
Services Provided
Construction Materials Testing
Data Management
On-Site Project Laboratory
Data Management
On-Site Project Laboratory
Role
Materials Quality Control (QC)
Project Details
The SunZia Wind and Transmission project is described as the largest renewable energy infrastructure project in US history. This massive undertaking includes 3,500 MW of new wind generation in Torrance, Lincoln and San Miguel Counties in New Mexico along with a 550-mile long high voltage transmission line for transporting this new clean energy across federal, state and private lands between central New Mexico and southcentral Arizona. Having a two year duration, and multi-billion dollar construction cost, the project involves constructing hundreds of transmission towers founded on deep drilled reinforced concrete shafts. Shaft diameters range from 6’ to 12’, shaft lengths range between 20’ to 150’, and concrete placements on the order of 1000 CY are not uncommon.
Role/Scope
With QT’s materials sampling and testing work staged from a mobile project laboratory and curing facility near Bosque, New Mexico, we serve as the Quality Control entity on two of the four project segments, working closely with Quality Management personnel from both M.J. Electric and Par Electric.