150 Navajo Nation homes added to electric grid

150 Navajo Nation homes added to electric grid

SHIPROCK, N.M. (KRQE) – PNM is helping bring much-needed electricity to the Navajo Nation. Several PNM volunteers are joining the multiutility effort known as Light Up Navajo to bring electricity to families in the greater Shiprock area. U.S. Postal Service looks to combat mail fraud The Navajo Nation is the largest native American territory, and officials said more than 10,000 families do not have power. This year, the 11-week Light Up Na…

APS Initiative Brings Electricity to Navajo Nation Homes for First Time - Greater Phoenix In Business Magazine

Extreme summer and winter temperatures in northern Arizona and northwest New Mexico, can pose significant challenges for those living on the Navajo Nation, where electricity is not as easy as flipping on a light switch. Jason Hatch, Snowflake-based APS Transmission and Distribution Supervisor, knows this all too well. Jason has been involved in a project…