The plant is expected last for more than 25 years, during which it will generate as much as 1,900 GWh of energy, NTUA said. The plant's output of 27.3 megawatts is enough energy for approximately 13,000 homes. The Kayenta Solar facility consists of 119,301 photovoltaic panels on single-axis trackers which follow the sun's daily path. This project gives us the opportunity to bring outside dollars in and contribute to the financial strength of the Navajo economy." "Now we can move to the other side of the table and sell electricity and related attributes to other parties. The Navajo Nation "has always been on the purchasing end of the energy production by having to secure energy from the outside," Haase said. "This is a huge step into the area of energy production and sales, as well as a gigantic first step toward enhancing the green economy for the Navajo Nation." "The completion of this project demonstrates that the Navajo Nation is ready for large-scale renewable energy production," said NTUA General Manager Walter Haase. The $60 million project "is the first-of-its-kind utility-scale solar project within the Navajo Nation and will enhance clean energy initiatives of the Navajo Nation and NTUA," the public power utility said in a June 16 news release. announced on June 16 that the Kayenta Solar Project is sending power to the transmission grid in Kayenta, Arizona.
The Navajo Tribal Utility Authority in Fort Defiance, Arizona, and its wholly-owned subsidiary NGI-Kayenta, Inc.
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