Local News: Friday, November 6, 2026
A proposed high-voltage transmission project spanning southwestern New Mexico and southeastern Arizona is moving through additional land-use reviews, with a public meeting scheduled Monday in Lordsburg. The Southline Transmission Project includes a proposed 345-kilovolt substation on approximately 35 acres of state trust land in Grant County, about five miles north of U.S. Highway 70. The company is also seeking changes to its previously approved transmission route across state lands in Hidalgo, Grant, Luna and Doña Ana counties. The New Mexico State Land Office will accept public comments from 6 to 8 p.m. November 9, at the James H. Baxter Civic Center in Lordsburg.