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So, while I'm all for more #RenewbleEnergy, like some members of the #NavajoNation, I am skeptical about where the energy output will be going... Will it be powering #Datacenters ?

Large #solar project on Navajo Nation leaves residents skeptical

As renewable energy expands, questions about how renewable the projects are regulated on #Diné land emerge.

Christopher Lomahquahu, September 8, 2026

Excerpt: "Hatathlie added that residents were troubled by how the power would be distributed, since it would not flow directly to area homes but would instead be sent to a broader electrical grid.

"He likened the #PaintedDesertPowerProject to the former #NavajoGeneratingStation, a coal plant on the Navajo Nation that produced electricity that powered cities outside the nation.

" 'If you look at the Navajo Generating Station over there in Page, you know that generating station didn’t power Page at all,' Hatathlie said. 'Zero.' "

Read more:
https://www.hcn.org/issues/58-9/large-solar-project-on-navajo-nations-leaves-residents-skeptical/

#NoDatacenters #EnergyIndependence #MicroGrids #Offgrid #NativeAmericanNews

So, while I'm all for more #RenewbleEnergy, like some members of the #NavajoNation, I am skeptical about where the energy output will be going... Will it be powering #Datacenters ?

Large #solar project on Navajo Nation leaves residents skeptical

As renewable energy expands, questions about how renewable the projects are regulated on #Diné land emerge.

Christopher Lomahquahu, September 8, 2026

Excerpt: "Hatathlie added that residents were troubled by how the power would be distributed, since it would not flow directly to area homes but would instead be sent to a broader electrical grid.

"He likened the #PaintedDesertPowerProject to the former #NavajoGeneratingStation, a coal plant on the Navajo Nation that produced electricity that powered cities outside the nation.

" 'If you look at the Navajo Generating Station over there in Page, you know that generating station didn’t power Page at all,' Hatathlie said. 'Zero.' "

Read more:
https://www.hcn.org/issues/58-9/large-solar-project-on-navajo-nations-leaves-residents-skeptical/

#NoDatacenters #EnergyIndependence #MicroGrids #Offgrid #NativeAmericanNews

So, while I'm all for more #RenewbleEnergy, like some members of the #NavajoNation, I am skeptical about where the energy output will be going... Will it be powering #Datacenters ?

Large #solar project on Navajo Nation leaves residents skeptical

As renewable energy expands, questions about how renewable the projects are regulated on #Diné land emerge.

Christopher Lomahquahu, September 8, 2026

Excerpt: "Hatathlie added that residents were troubled by how the power would be distributed, since it would not flow directly to area homes but would instead be sent to a broader electrical grid.

"He likened the #PaintedDesertPowerProject to the former #NavajoGeneratingStation, a coal plant on the Navajo Nation that produced electricity that powered cities outside the nation.

" 'If you look at the Navajo Generating Station over there in Page, you know that generating station didn’t power Page at all,' Hatathlie said. 'Zero.' "

Read more:
https://www.hcn.org/issues/58-9/large-solar-project-on-navajo-nations-leaves-residents-skeptical/

#NoDatacenters #EnergyIndependence #MicroGrids #Offgrid #NativeAmericanNews

So, while I'm all for more #RenewbleEnergy, like some members of the #NavajoNation, I am skeptical about where the energy output will be going... Will it be powering #Datacenters ?

Large #solar project on Navajo Nation leaves residents skeptical

As renewable energy expands, questions about how renewable the projects are regulated on #Diné land emerge.

Christopher Lomahquahu, September 8, 2026

Excerpt: "Hatathlie added that residents were troubled by how the power would be distributed, since it would not flow directly to area homes but would instead be sent to a broader electrical grid.

"He likened the #PaintedDesertPowerProject to the former #NavajoGeneratingStation, a coal plant on the Navajo Nation that produced electricity that powered cities outside the nation.

" 'If you look at the Navajo Generating Station over there in Page, you know that generating station didn’t power Page at all,' Hatathlie said. 'Zero.' "

Read more:
https://www.hcn.org/issues/58-9/large-solar-project-on-navajo-nations-leaves-residents-skeptical/

#NoDatacenters #EnergyIndependence #MicroGrids #Offgrid #NativeAmericanNews

So, while I'm all for more #RenewbleEnergy, like some members of the #NavajoNation, I am skeptical about where the energy output will be going... Will it be powering #Datacenters ?

Large #solar project on Navajo Nation leaves residents skeptical

As renewable energy expands, questions about how renewable the projects are regulated on #Diné land emerge.

Christopher Lomahquahu, September 8, 2026

Excerpt: "Hatathlie added that residents were troubled by how the power would be distributed, since it would not flow directly to area homes but would instead be sent to a broader electrical grid.

"He likened the #PaintedDesertPowerProject to the former #NavajoGeneratingStation, a coal plant on the Navajo Nation that produced electricity that powered cities outside the nation.

" 'If you look at the Navajo Generating Station over there in Page, you know that generating station didn’t power Page at all,' Hatathlie said. 'Zero.' "

Read more:
https://www.hcn.org/issues/58-9/large-solar-project-on-navajo-nations-leaves-residents-skeptical/

#NoDatacenters #EnergyIndependence #MicroGrids #Offgrid #NativeAmericanNews

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https://sundusliban.com/10-benefits-of-solar-energy-for-your-home/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

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It is a "hands-on" site with detailed plans for alternative energy projects including solar space heating, water heating, passive solar home design, solar pool heating, solar cooking, photovoltiacs, wind generators, and much much more… just free ideas, plans, and information here…

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