Salt River Project line crews are back from a two-week trip to bring electricity to homes on the Navajo Nation in an effort to close the power gap.
SRP line workers faced rough terrain and extreme weather as they installed nearly 85,000 feet of electrical line to energize nine homes in remote areas of the Navajo Nation.
It’s part of the Light Up Navajo initiative – a multi-week project involving utilities from across the country. Crews set 153 poles and eight transformers in communities like Leupp and Cornfields.
The project aims to close a decades-long infrastructure gap on tribal land.
The Navajo Nation is home to the highest concentration of Americans without electricity, and without outside help, experts say it could take more than 50 years to connect everyone.
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