THE NAVAJO NATION
Preparing the Future’s Energy Resources for Tomorrow
Sam Woods
th Presented at the 11 Annual CO2 EOR Carbon Management Workshop
December 10, 2013
Midland, Texas The Navajo Nation
. Sits on the UTAH COLORADO Southern third of the Colorado Plateau . Covers more than 27,000 square miles . More than 17 million acres . Within Arizona, New Mexico and Utah . Occupy parts of 13 counties . 110 Chapters . Larger than 10 ARIZONA NEW MEXICO U.S. States
The Navajo Nation Government
Faces of Navajo Nation 3-branch government
. Executive . President Ben Shelly
. Vice President Rex Lee
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. Legislative . Speaker Johnny Naize
. 24 Council Delegates
. Judicial
. Chief Justice Herb Yazzie
Fundamental Law
Tribal Code Federal Law The Navajo Nation Budget
$566 Million General Funds: $173 M • Navajo Generating Station • Four Corners Power Plant • BHP Billiton • Peabody Energy • Navajo Nation Oil & Gas • Business Leases • Taxes Federal Funds: $393 M • Public Safety • Education • Health & Human Services • P.L. 93‐638 Navajo Nation Enterprises
1. Navajo Transitional Energy Company 2. Navajo Nation Oil & Gas Company 3. Navajo Tribal Utility Authority 4. Navajo Agricultural Products Industries 5. Navajo Engineering & Construction Authority 6. Dine Power Authority 7. Navajo Nation Gaming Enterprise 8. Navajo Arts & Crafts Enterprise 9. Native Broadcast Services 10.Navajo Housing Authority 11.Navajo Nation Hospitality Enterprise 12.Navajo Shopping Centers 13.Navajo Times 14.Dine Development Corporation 15.Nova Corporation The Navajo Nation Population and Data Navajo Nation Resources
Navajo’s Resources. The Navajo Nation sits on the southern third of the Colorado Plateau and holds some of the rarest resources in the world. Colorado Plateau Navajo Nation
• Wind Belt • Minerals Belt • Coal Belt • Oil & Gas Belt Navajo Resources Map The Energy Facilities On/Off the Navajo Nation
Coal-Fired Facilities: 5. Springerville Generating Station – 1,560 1.Four Corners Power Plant – 2,040 MW MW • Kirtland, NM • Springerville, AZ • Coal from Navajo Mine (BHP), NM • Coal from Lee Ranch Mine, NM 2.San Juan Generating Station – 1,800 MW and North Antelope Rochelle Mine, • Kirtland, NM WY • Coal from San Juan Coal (BHP), NM 6. Coronado Generating Station – 773 MW 3.Navajo Generating Station – 2,250 MW • St Johns, AZ • Page, AZ • Coal from McKinley Mine, NM • Coal from Kayenta Mine (Peabody), (retired) & Powder River Basin, AZ WY 4.Escalante Generating Station – 250 MW 7. Cholla Generating Station – 995 MW • Prewitt, NM • Joseph City, AZ • Coal from Lee Ranch Mine, NM • Coal from McKinley Mine, NM (retired) & El Segundo Mine (Peabody), NM
Total Generation: 9,668 MW Hydro-Electric Facilities: Wind Facilities: 1.Glen Canyon Dam – 1,296 MW 1.Big “Bo” Wind Project – 85 MW • Page, AZ • Seligman, AZ • Water from the Colorado River • Wind Towers 2.Navajo Dam – 32 MW (up to 500 MW) 2.Gray Mountain Wind Project – 250 MW • Navajo Lake, NM • Gray Mountain, AZ • Water from San Juan River • Wind Towers 3.Dry Lake Wind Power – 127 MW • Holbrook, AZ Solar Facilities: • Wind Towers 1.Chinle NTUA Solar Facility – 69KW • Chinle, AZ • Solar Panels
Total Generation: 1,790 MW Changing the Paradigm Navajo Nation Projects
Phase 0 Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 4
1- 2 year 2-6 years 1 year 1-4 years 1 year
Project Location Phase Big “Boquillas” Wind Farm Seligman, AZ Phase I NTEC Navajo Mine Project San Juan, NM Phase 2 Desert Rock Energy Project Burnham, NM Phase I Navajo Transmission Project Navajo Nation Phase I Gray Mountain Wind Farm Cameron, AZ Phase I Tohajilee Solar Farm Tohajilee, NM Phase I Paragon Ranch Solar Farm Paragon, NM Phase I Navajo GTL Project Burnham, NM Phase 0 LeChee Solar Project LeChee, AZ Phase 0 South Mesa/Black Mesa Solar Project Black Mesa, AZ Phase 0 Iyanbito Solar Project Iyanbito, NM Phase 1 NAVAJO NATION SUMMIT 4‐6 FEBRUARY 2014 TWIN ARROWS CASINO Near Flagstaff, Arizona
Preparing the Future Energy Resources Contacts Harrison Tsosie, Depart of Justice, Attorney General
•Fred White, Executive Director, Division of Natural Resources