A brighter future for Navajo families now connected to the grid

Navajo Tribal Utility Authority and Salt River Project crews work on bringing power May 13, 2019, to the home of Ella and Herman Lynch in Oak Springs, on the Navajo Reservation.

Herman Lynch (second from left) and his wife, Ella Lynch, thank Salt River Project crew members May 13, 2019, after the power was turned on to their home in Oak Springs, on the Navajo Reservation.

Navajo Tribal Utility Authority and Salt River Project crews prepare to work at the home of Ella and Herman Lynch in Oak Springs, on the Navajo Reservation, May 13, 2019.

A Navajo Tribal Utility Authority crew works May 14, 2019, on a power line in Burnside, on the Navajo Reservation. The tribal utility authority and Salt River Project crews were connecting power to the hogan as part of the Light Up Navajo project.

David Yazzie of the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority plugs in a meter May 15, 2019, after power was hooked up to a hogan in Nazlini, on the Navajo Reservation.

A Navajo Tribal Utility Authority crew works May 14, 2019, on a power line in Burnside, on the Navajo Reservation.

Jake Haines (left) and Aaron Dort of Salt River Project work May 14, 2019, on a power line in Burnside, on the Navajo Reservation.

Jerry Gonzales Jr. of Salt River Project works May 14, 2019, on a power line in Burnside, on the Navajo Reservation. The Navajo Tribal Utility Authority and SRP crews were connecting power to a hogan as part of the Light Up Navajo project.

Herman Lynch installs a light bulb before power is turned on May 13, 2019, to his home in Oak Springs, on the Navajo Reservation. Looking on is Herman’s wife, Ella Lynch.

Tommy Skye (bottom) of the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority and Jake Haines of the Salt River Project work on a pole May 13, 2019, at the home of Ella and Herman Lynch in Oak Springs, on the Navajo Reservation.

Ella Lynch hugs her son, Thurman Lynch, May 13, 2019, after the power was turned on to Ella's home in Oak Springs, on the Navajo Reservation.

Mattie Roam, Herman Lynch’s sister, and Alfred Yazzie make fry bread, May 13, 2019, at the home of Ella and Herman Lynch in Oak Springs, on the Navajo Reservation.

Ella Lynch serves lunch to the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority and Salt River Project crews May 13, 2019, at her home in Oak Springs, on the Navajo Reservation.