Does NTUA receive its electricity free? If not, where does the power come from?
No. NTUA does not get electrical power free nor does NTUA participate in any electrical generation facilities near the Navajo Nation. Instead, NTUA buys electrical power from outside companies, such as, Tucson Electric Power, Arizona Public Service Company, Public Service Company of New Mexico, and the Western Area Power Administration. This electrical power is purchased and then received at a delivery point, typically a large structured facility called a substation. From there the high voltage is downsized to useable voltage by a series of transformers and then transmitted across the Navajo Nation and distributed to Navajo homes and businesses through a vast network of distribution power lines operated and maintained by NTUA. In similar fashion to the NTUA customers, NTUA also receives an electric bill every month from outside power companies for its purchases of electrical power. Approximately 50% of NTUA’s electric revenues go toward paying for the purchase of electric power to deli
