{"id":4908,"date":"2026-05-22T15:48:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T15:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yp-dev.gocbit.com\/?page_id=4908"},"modified":"2026-05-29T12:06:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T12:06:38","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/yp-dev.gocbit.com\/?page_id=4908","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4908\" class=\"elementor elementor-4908\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eb08921 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eb08921\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a41eff6\" data-id=\"a41eff6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd5f82a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bd5f82a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Us<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c8af12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c8af12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span class=\"page_content_blue_bold\">During the last 80 years of electrical services<\/span><\/strong>, the enrolled membership has not benefited from any of the technical and or good wage jobs that go along with providing electricity. Yakama Power\u2019s initial startup, however modest is a direct result of it\u2019s commitment of employing as many tribal members as is currently possible. The problem is in the fact that these technical and highly specialized fields require years of training. This is going to slow the utilities growth until those qualified people return from their training. In the long run, we are looking to provide the entire reservation with electrical service.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdf7540 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bdf7540\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span class=\"page_content_blue_bold\">On March 24, 2006, Yakama Power<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0took it\u2019s first prospective customer, Legends Casino. In the final six months of FY \u201806 Yakama Power delivered 16 million kilowatts of electricity. Enough to power 700 homes for one year. Our average usage is approx. 4 megawatts, making us the 7th largest out of eight Tribal Utilities in the United States.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8648c41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8648c41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span class=\"page_content_blue_bold\">Yakama Power is providing training opportunities<\/span><\/strong>, and providing resources to assist potential journeyman lineman. Our goal is to qualify eight individuals, so that they can become certified lineman, to work on our lines as we grow. Our growth and expansion is times with the qualification of our workforce. During August 2007, we finished getting the land leveled for our substation site.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8f45b04\" data-id=\"8f45b04\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b50960 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6b50960\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"695\" src=\"https:\/\/yp-dev.gocbit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ENERGY-ASSISTANCE.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4805\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yp-dev.gocbit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ENERGY-ASSISTANCE.webp 580w, https:\/\/yp-dev.gocbit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ENERGY-ASSISTANCE-250x300.webp 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Us During the last 80 years of electrical services, the enrolled membership has not benefited from any of the technical and or good wage jobs that go along with providing electricity. 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