Navajo Homes

No Electricity, Gas, Water, Phones for Many Thousands

Approximately 15,000 homes on the Navajo Nation do not have electricity. It costs $70,000 to connect electricity to one home.

Those Without Power

Our Electrification Mission Remains, Even Here

Whether in Liberia or Arizona, no grid connection means darkness in several senses of the word.

Rate Case Roundup: California

Pursuant to an unopposed settlement agreement, the California Public Service Commission permitted a water utility to raise its rates and charges for customers in two of its service divisions. The utility, San Gabriel Valley Water Company, had submitted a three-year rate plan for both its Los Angeles and Fontana districts.

Rate Case Roundup: North Dakota

The North Dakota Public Service Commission granted an electric utility, Montana-Dakota Utilities Company (MDU), only about 55% of its request for rate relief. Thus, rather than the $13.4 million in additional revenues sought, the utility was allowed to raise its rates by only $7.5 million.