Navajo Nation President Joe Shirley and Citizens Energy Chairman Joseph P. Kennedy II, signed an agreement to built a windfarm in northeast Arizona on tribal land. The project looks to be one of the largest in the nation, after 2 years of planning and development work on the project.
The agreement marks another step in the Nation's march towards utilizing renewable sources to generate electricity. Plans call for at least a 500-megawatt facility - enough to power 100,000 homes, using up to 300 towers to harness the wind that is prevalent in the area.
Kent Simpson
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We're seeing large wind farms like these in southwestern Minnesota. I hope the Navajo nation benefits significantly from this project!
I'm always looking for blog fodder,
and when I saw this rig at a truck
stop, I had to take the photo!
Thanks for your post; I didn't know
about this. Three of these make
up a windmill, and it gives you an
idea of the sheer size of the things!
Mike in Tucson
Shannon - you've got the idea! Thanks for commenting.
Eric - good for Minnesota! I'm sure the Nations--Navajo & USA will benefit from this project.
Gene - I bet the birds figure things out before us humans do.
Mike - Man, that's one big propeller blade! It sure gives one perspective, huh? Thanks for adding the photo.
Chuck - it certainly is something to be proud of...now if only we could learn to use the sun for something...?
Don - the more we learn to utilize a variety of sources, the less we are dependent on one thing. Good for all-even the oil companies are getting into the mix.
The Navajo Nation has been involved in the power industry for quite some time. There is a coal-fired electricity plant on their land also. This is an example of forward thinking that the Dine are working on.