Native American Company Brings Solar, Wind Power To Remote Navajo Pueblos

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — "A Laguna Pueblo designer of solar and wind energy components is bringing lights and refrigeration for the first time to 50 homes in the eastern portion of the Navajo Nation in New Mexico.

"We are bringing power to them for the first times in their lives. They are ecstatic," said Dave Melton, co-owner of Sacred Power Corp. in Albuquerque. Thanks to a partnership between Sacred Power and the Navajo chapter houses of Torreon and Ojo Encino, 50 homes, among the 10,000 homes without electricity on the Navajo Nation, are receiving electricity generated utilizing photovoltaic (PV) systems designed, manufactured and installed by Sacred Power.

"It is terrific: more and more people are hearing about the project and hoping to participate," said Melton, who hopes additional funding will be forthcoming from the USDA Rural Utility Service for more homes.

The solar and wind hybrids bring power so Navajo children will not have to study by the dim light of kerosene lanterns. Sacred Power also provides an energy-efficient refrigerator for Navajo families' food and medicines. "We are the largest Native American renewable energy system integration manufacturer in the country. We manufacture our own designs," Melton told Indian Country Today."

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[orpupilofnature57]

1. Nationalism in a positive way, refreshing.

[peacetalksforall]

2. What a beautiful news release. Think about it. Sacred Power! n/t

[comradebillyboy]

3. navajos don't live in pueblos

the article state that a pueblo indian (not a navajo) is bringing his wind power project to the navajo reservation. the pueblo indians are not the same group as navajos.

[Warpy]

4. The point is intertribal cooperation

and the Pueblo tribes were traditional rivals of the Navajos.

It's good to see them working together on this. Solar and wind power are naturals for the Navajo rez. People there don't tend to gather into towns, and electrification has been a logistical nightmare because of the distances required and the rough terrain.