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How a Colorado tribe beat the federal solar permit freeze

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The Ute Mountain Ute Tribe's 170 MW solar-plus-storage project on tribal lands in northwest New Mexico broke ground while racing through federal permitting windows that halted other renewable developments, utilizing legacy grid infrastructure from a demolished coal plant.

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Project remains in early construction; long-term completion and grid integration depend on continued funding and regulatory stability.

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