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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
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How the war of choice in Iran is fueling the electric vehicle boom:
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/energy-world/how-the-iran-war-is-inadvertently-boosting-our-energy-transition#electricVehicles #energy #energyIndependence #energySecurity #energyTransition #EV #EVs #foreignPolicy #fossilFuels #greenEnergy #Iran #IranWar #renewableEnergy #renewables #unintendedConsequences