Plugging in the Navajo nation: A pilot program brought grid power to 200 homes, but there are 15,000 to go - [News]

David Hefner and his crew rumbled toward Arizona in bucket trucks, digger derricks, and vehicles full of materials. The Oklahoma linemen typically drive their fleet to storm-ravaged communities after hurricanes and tornadoes disrupt power for days. But when the team set off in April, it wasn't to repair battered poles and wires. Instead, they helped bring light to homes left in the dark for generations.