| Hidalgo County, Texas — November 2, 2012 |
On Nov. 2, 2012, the teams participating in the 2013 Texas Energy Innovation Challenge arrived in Hidalgo County, Texas, to visit a colonias as they began working on their academic study to provide a solution for the lack of energy access for Texas’ colonias. |
Teams participating in Power Across Texas’ 2013 Texas Energy Innovation Challenge meet with Blanca Villalpando, District Manager for State Senator Eddie Lucio. |
Power Across Texas 2013 Texas Innovation Challenge participants begin site inspection in a Hidalgo County, Texas, colonia |
This Hidalgo County, Texas, homeowner tells PAT visitors how she just got electric service six weeks ago, despite having lived next to the main extricating pole for more than 20 years. |
Though having lived next to the main extricating pole for more than 20 years, this colonia residence only received electricity six weeks ago. |
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