The L. William Seidman Research Institute at Arizona State University prepared a report for the Salt River Project and the Navajo Nation that examined the direct, indirect, and induced economic impact of the Navajo Generating Station and Kayenta Mine for the period 2011-2044 at the county and state level using an Arizona-specific version of the REMI regional forecasting model. During that time period, the operation of both facilities accounts for approximately 112,720 full-time or equivalent job years throughout Arizona, including 32,912 direct job years and creates significant indirect job creation in the retail trade, health care, and construction sectors. Researchers found that gross state product and real disposable income were higher than the baseline scenario with the operation of both facilities and that the principal beneficiary of the economic impacts was the host county for each facility.
