Dozens of Navajo families to get electricity

LECHEE, Ariz. (AP) – More than 60 families in the Navajo community of LeChee will be getting electricity for the first time under a partnership between a power plant and the tribe's utility.



The Navajo Tribal Utility Authority announced Monday that it will work with the owners of Navajo Generating Station to extend power to 62 families over three years.



Walter Haase is the general manager of the authority. He says families living near the power plant have been waiting years to get electricity.



The $3.1 million project is jointly funded by the authority, Navajo Generating Station and the LeChee Chapter.



The project will bring electricity to 17 homes in the first year, 28 in the second year and 17 in the third year.



The Salt River Project operates the 2,250-megawatt plant in Page.