Interior Secretary Haaland and White House Senior Advisor Podesta travel to Corona to break ground on the SunZia transmission project

N.M. Lt. Governor Howie Morales, center, left, walks with Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, center and Clean Energy Advisor to the White House John Podesta, right, during a ground breaking ceremony for the SunZia transmission line project in Corona, N.M. on Friday, Sept. 1, 2023.

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U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland takes control of her notes as a gust of wind blows through the air before making a statement during a ground breaking ceremony for the SunZia transmission project line in Corona, N.M. officially started on Friday, Sept. 1, 2023.

U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, center, attends the ground breaking ceremony for the SunZia transmission line project in Corona, N.M. on Friday, Sept. 1, 2023.

U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland speaks during a groundbreaking ceremony for the SunZia transmission line in September.

U.S. Rep Melanie Stansbury motions to guests in attendance during a ground breaking ceremony for the new SunZia transmission line project in Corona, N.M. on Friday, Sept. 1, 2023.

New Mexico Lt. Gov. Howie Morales , left, U.S. Rep Melanie Stansbury, John Pdesta, the clean energy advisor to the White House and Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland attend a ground breaking ceremony for the SunZia transmission line project in Corona, N.M. on Friday, Sept. 1, 2023.

U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury talks with U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland during a groundbreaking ceremony for the SunZia transmission line in September.

Construction works begins at Pattern Energy’s SunZia transmission project line in Corona Sept. 1.

Dignitaries break ground on the new SunZia transmission line project in Corona in September.

U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland has been

Work at Pattern Energy’s SunZia transmission project line in Corona officially started on Sept. 1.

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich speaks during a groundbreaking ceremony for the SunZia transmission line project in Corona in September. Construction on a 50-mile tract of the line has been paused.

New Mexico Lt. Gov. Howie Morales speaks during a ground breaking ceremony for the SunZia transmission line project in Corona, N.M. on Friday, Sept. 1, 2023.

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland makes an address during a groundbreaking ceremony for the new SunZia transmission line project in Corona on Friday

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Published September 1, 2023 - 12:30 p.m. Modified September 1, 2023 - 11:23 p.m.

At long last, 'transformational' SunZia project breaks ground in Corona, New Mexico

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