Here, the co-founder and director of the nonprofit Power4Natives shines a light on the energy gap on Native land and shares her hopes for a more renewable future.
installments, where you'll find inspiring stories, ways you can help, and of course, new faces of women worth following., knew many families who got by without electricity. Up to 1 in 3 Navajo families lack consistent power access, making things like storing food and staying cool in the summer heat a challenge. After years of working as a mechanical engineer, Singer returned with a plan to electrify these communities.
My co-founder and I have family members who are some of the tens of thousands of people that don't have access to grid-tied electricity. We started the organization out of frustration and a desire for new solutions.This ad is displayed using third party content and we do not control its accessibility features.
A lot of the work that we do is donation-based. Part of the reason some families don't have energy is that they are low-income and don't have the money to pay for those grid extensions. We've also had cases where we will ask families if they can fund a small piece of the project. This year, we're exploring how to pilot a lending program where families can make monthly payments. I think that's really exciting for the long-term sustainability of the program.
Are there any lessons you've learned in your work that can be applied to scaling up renewable power across the U.S.?
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