Pattern Development has announced the acquisition of two development assets in New Mexico from Clean Line Energy Partners, the Western Spirit Transmission Line (Western Spirit) and the Mesa Canyons Wind Farm (Mesa Canyons).
Pattern’s Mesa Canyons is a 1,000MW wind development in Lincoln County, New Mexico, and will interconnect to Western Spirit, a 345kV AC transmission development that will be approximately 140 miles. Pattern Development is the sole owner and developer of Mesa Canyons, and Pattern Development will continue to co-develop Western Spirit with the New Mexico Renewable Energy Transmission Authority (RETA). Mesa Canyons and Western Spirit are both in advanced stages of development and are expected to begin construction next year, with a targeted in-service date of 2020.
