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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.' "

#NoDatacenters #EnergyIndependence #MicroGrids #Offgrid #NativeAmericanNews