Crews bring power closer to Diné families
Courtesy | Deenise Becenti, Navajo Tribal Utility Authority
Crew members from Unisource and Tucson Electric Power hold certificates of appreciation after completing two weeks of work with Navajo Tribal Utility Authority teams in the Leupp, Ariz., area, where they built nearly four miles of new power line, set 63 poles and brought electricity to six homes. Volunteer electricians with IBEW Local 3 in New York City and Local 611 in Albuquerque also assisted 21 families with house wiring and meter loop installations to prepare homes for service.
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Utility crews from Arizona, New Mexico and New York recently connected six Diné homes to the electric grid and prepared 17 more homes for service under the Light Up Navajo and Naasgo’ initiatives.
Naasgo’, or náásgóó, focuses on house wiring and meter loop installation needed before homes can be connected to electric service.
The work included line crews from Tucson Electric Power and Unisource, along with volunteer electricians from IBEW Local 611 in Albuquerque and IBEW Local 3 in New York City. The union crews were part of Electric Workers Without Borders North America and handled house wiring and meter loop installations required before homes can receive power.
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