Navajo Nation solar project will cement San Juan County’s position as exporter of renewable energy
The remote county in southeastern Utah has seen its share of oil and uranium booms. Will wind, solar and pump-hydro be next?
(Courtesy of the Navajo Nation Office of the President and Vice President) Navajo Tribal Utility Authority officials and Miss Navajo Nation Shaandiin Parrish look on as Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez signs the lease agreement for the Red Mesa Tapaha Solar Generation Plant in Red Mesa, Ariz., on April 7, 2020. He was joined by Council Delegate Charlaine Tso (bottom, right) and Red Mesa Chapter officials, including Red Mesa Chapter Vice President Marilyn Holly (bottom, left) and President Herman Farley (bottom, second from left).