Department of Interior Breaks Ground on Multi-Billion Dollar Southwest Green Energy Project

Private sector and government officials gather in New Mexico for a groundbreaking event, set to generate $20.5 billion in economic benefits.

Giant wind turbines near the Interstate 10 freeway are powered by strong prevailing winds in Palm Springs, Calif., on May 13, 2008. David McNew/Getty Images

Private sector and government officials gathered in Corona, New Mexico, on Sept. 1 for the groundbreaking of an alternative energy project that is expected to generate an estimated $20.5 billion in total economic benefits.

Several Biden administration officials, including Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and presidential adviser John Podesta, attended the groundbreaking of the SunZia Transmission Project, along with Pattern Energy CEO Hunter Armistead.