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Deb Haaland

Deb Haaland

Secretary of the Interior (2021-2025)

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The SunZia Transmission Project will accelerate our nation's transition to a clean energy economy by unlocking renewable resources, creating jobs, lowering costs, and boosting local economies.

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SunZia wind and transmission project

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Former Cabinet Secretary; attended groundbreaking

For seventeen years, the idea of connecting New Mexico's powerful winds to California's power-hungry cities remained stuck in regulatory limbo. On September 1, 2023, construction finally began on SunZia, a $11 billion project that will become the largest clean energy infrastructure build in American history—a 550-mile high-voltage transmission line paired with the Western Hemisphere's biggest wind farm.

Updated Feb 10