navajo generating station

First Navajo Woman Operator at Black Mesa Railroad

September 6, 2011 By techsuperadmin

Engine 36 blows its horn 77 times along the Black Mesa Lake Powell Railroad. These 78 miles of tracks across the Navajo Nation exist for one purpose: to transport coal from Peabody Energy’s twin coal silos 20 miles southwest of Kayenta to the Navajo Generating Station at LeChee. Thirty years ago, Judy Moffett was the only woman and the only Navajo to become a train operator. After working to become an under-ground miner, with plans to go to either Moab, Utah, or Grants, N.M., she asked … [Read more...] about First Navajo Woman Operator at Black Mesa Railroad

17 Graduate from NGS Program

August 2, 2011 By techsuperadmin

Seventeen Navajo men and women graduated last week from the most intense entry training program in the energy industry to become regular employees at the Navajo Generating Station. The seven week long Power Plant Fundamentals School, an updated version of the program NGS originated 40 years ago to train its operators, instructs each new employee in every phase of the power plant’s technical operation, procedures and safety. “It’s a tough school and you all should be very proud that you … [Read more...] about 17 Graduate from NGS Program

Future of Navajo Generating Station Uncertain

July 16, 2011 By techsuperadmin

The future of the Navajo Generating Station near Page, AZ. remains uncertain. The Interior Department has requested the U.S. Environmental Protection agency to put off a decision on pollution controls for the coal fired plant for at least six months. A decision by the EPA was expected this summer which likely would have required additional reductions of nitrogen oxide emissions. An official from the Interior Department says the office needs more time to study the impacts of requiring … [Read more...] about Future of Navajo Generating Station Uncertain