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1 of 3 units at coal-fired Navajo Generating Station closes

By /September 25, 2019 /Local News

LECHEE, Ariz. (AP) — One of three generating units at a coal-fired power plant on the Navajo Nation has closed. The 2,250-megawatt Navajo Generating Station near Page is scheduled to completely shut down before the end of the year. It’s run by the Phoenix-based utility, the Salt River Project. Utility […]

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Navajo Nation reviews spending after proposing $167M budget

Navajo Nation reviews spending after proposing $167M budget

By /June 6, 2019 /Local News

GALLUP, N.M. (AP) — Navajo Nation officials are looking for cost-cutting measures after proposing a budget that is $5 million short of the current one. The Gallup Independent reported this week that the tribe expects to have $167 million in revenue for the 2020 fiscal year that begins in October. Navajo Nation […]

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Navajo Nation company ends bid to buy power plant, mine

By /March 22, 2019 /Local News

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A Navajo Nation company has ended its bid to buy a coal-fired power plant on the reservation and the mine that feeds it. The decision Friday means the Navajo Generating Station and the Kayenta Mine will close this year, ending decades of operation in northeastern Arizona. […]

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Navajo company looks into buying northern Arizona coal mine

By /January 7, 2019 /Local News

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A Navajo Nation energy company studying the purchase of a coal-fired plant on the reservation says it’s now looking into the mine that supplies it, too. The tribal government asked the Navajo Transitional Energy Company in October to look into acquiring the Navajo Generating Station. Its […]

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