After a five-year wait, Lorraine Black and Ricky Gillis heard the rumblings of an electrical crew reach their home on the sprawling Navajo Nation.

But installing power on the reservation roughly the size of West Virginia is time-consuming and expensive due to its rugged geography and the vast distances between homes.

But installing power on the reservation roughly the size of West Virginia is time-consuming and expensive due to its rugged geography and the vast distances between homes.

Native American News On Navajo Nation, a push to electrify more homes on the vast reservation Published: Nov. 06, 2024, 7:00 a.m.

On Navajo Nation, a push to electrify more homes on the vast reservation For years, the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority has worked to get more Navajo homes connected to the grid faster.

Before the pandemic, Lorraine Black and Ricky Gillis started filing paperwork to get their rural home in Navajo Nation connected to the electric grid.

HALCHITA, Utah (AP) — After a five-year wait, Lorraine Black and Ricky Gillis heard the rumblings of an electrical crew reach their home on the sprawling Navajo Nation.

Many Navajo families still live without running water and electricity, a product of historic neglect and the struggle to get services to far-flung homes on the 27,000-square-mile (70,000-square ...

A crew with the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority installs power poles for a home, at top right, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, on the Navajo Nation in Halchita, Utah.