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The deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy met Wednesday in Flagstaff with Navajo and Hopi leaders to discuss an unprecedented federal investment in solar energy for tribal homes.
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The Gila River Indian Community recently signed an agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to put solar panels over a stretch of irrigation canal on their land south of Phoenix.
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The Hualapai Tribe held a celebration on Wednesday in honor of the completion of a new solar array, and a recent water rights victory. KNAU’s Melissa Sevigny reports, the celebration took place on the Hualapai reservation at Grand Canyon West, home of the famous Skywalk.
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Arizona Public Service Company says a network of solar power plants and energy storage facilities helped improve reliability as the company recently experienced its highest-ever electricity demand.
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The Salt River Project this week announced it has agreed to purchase more energy from a company building what it says is one of the largest solar facilities in the U.S. outside Flagstaff.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded more than two hundred thousand dollars in grant funding to three projects in Arizona focused on environmental justice. KNAU’s Melissa Sevigny reports.
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The space beneath solar panels is often thought to be bare, wasted ground. But what if it could be used to grow crops and graze livestock? That’s the idea behind agrivoltaics.
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The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded more than a million dollars to the Navajo Nation to bring electricity to two-dozen homes. It’s part of a broader renewable energy initiative within the Biden administration designed to create tribal energy resilience.
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U.S. officials have approved two solar projects in California and are opening public lands in three other Western states to potential solar development — part of the Biden administration’s effort to counter climate change by shifting from fossil fuels.
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The Navajo Nation is moving ahead with two more solar power plants.They’re expected to generate millions of dollars in revenue for the tribe over their…