2014 Navajo Nation Energy and Water Consumption

Technical Report · Fri Mar 31 04:00:00 EDT 2017

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1389937· OSTI ID:1389937

Singer, Suzanne L. ^[1]; Woods, Sam ^[2]

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1. Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
2. Navajo Transitional Energy Company, Farmington, NM (United States)

The Navajo Nation is the home of the largest land-based Indian reservation in the U.S., covering more than twenty-seven thousand square miles. The land in the southwestern U.S. holds an abundance of natural resources, which are intimately integrated in the history, economy, and growth of the Navajo tribe. This report aims to wholly visualize the Navajo Nation’s resources and energy and water consumption using quantitative data and systems engineering analysis. The energy and water flow chart visualizations provide structured information for tribal leaders, policymakers, and educators around energy and water system discussions, technology development opportunities, and policy decisions. The analysis of both energy and water is a first step to visualizing the interconnectedness and complexities of the energy-water-food nexus of the nation. The goal of this energy analysis was to first estimate coal resource consumption because of the considerable impact coal has on the Navajo economy, recently as much as $26 million per year in coal royalties.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC52-07NA27344
• OSTI ID: 1389937
• Report Number(s): LLNL-TR--730726
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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