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MAY 2026 Community Impact Report
Community Impact Report

Lighting the Way:

BPU Crews Bring Power to Navajo Families

For many families across the Navajo Nation, electricity remains out of reach. Through
Light Up Navajo, public power utilities from across the country work together to bring
safe, reliable electric service to homes for the very first time.

By Amber Oetting

For many families across the Navajo Nation, electricity remains out of reach. Through
Light Up Navajo, public power utilities from across the country work together to bring
safe, reliable electric service to homes for the very first time.

This May, five BPU lineworkers traveled hundreds of miles to support that mission.
Representing BPU were Jeremiah Waldeck, Superintendent; Eric Ferguson, Jake Janes,

and James Golubski, Linemen; and Austin Feaster, Apprentice.

For the families receiving service,
however, the impact is life-changing.
Access to electricity means lights that
turn on with the flip of a switch,
refrigeration for food and medicine,
the ability to charge devices, and
new opportunities for education,
communication, and daily living.

"At BPU, we talk a lot about reliability
and service, but Light Up Navajo
reminds us why those things
matter," said Jeremy Ash, General
Manager. "For many of us, electricity

is something we've never had to
think twice about. For these families,
receiving power for the first time is
transformational. We are proud to
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support this effort and proud of the BPU linecrew members for the 2026 Light Up Navajo team,
employees who volunteer their time pictured from left to right: Jeremiah Waldeck, Austin Feaster,
and talents to make it happen.“ James Golubski, Eric Ferguson, and Jake Janes.

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