ANA Native Energy Project

Did you know that 30,000 proud Americans are living without access to electricity or running water? Many Hopi and Zuni, and more than 30,000 Navajo living in the Four Corners region are without a reliable source of power.  Many live in hogans in remote areas well beyond the utility lines. Each week they must travel long distances to fetch water in containers for their families to drink, for bathing, and also for their livestock and crops. The cost of extending centralized power to these households is over $32,000 per mile, making grid extension financially infeasible for all those living without basic services like electricity and running water.  

  Mission Statement: The mission of the ANA Native Energy Project is to assist in the development of solar and wind power resources to provide Native Americans from the Four Corners region with access to clean, efficient and cost-effective power. We recognize the vital role that small and medium sized renewable energy enterprises must play in the sustainable delivery of modern energy services to thousands of remote households, businesses and tribal entities currently located beyond the grid.  ANA’s efforts will therefore focus on identifying, inspiring, training and supporting renewable energy entrepreneurs, and in developing Pilot Demonstration Projects throughout the region.  

How you can help: Our goals of bringing clean, cost-effective power to those Native Americans living beyond the grid connection are ambitious. We need your financial support, as well as your business experience. The ANA Native Energy Committee invites entrepreneurs from around the country to share their skills, experiences and resources with Native American counterparts who are interested in developing solar and wind businesses on the reservations. Please click DONATION FORM to join us in supporting these Native American business pioneers. If you are an entrepreneur with something to share, please contact Native Energy Committee Chair Linda Helm Krapf, lindahkrapf@patmedia.net.

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Date this page was last edited: 08/20/2009