Lights on For Haiti's New Co-op - NRECA International

Poles, wire, people, houses, and businesses in the landscape of the town in Haiti

NRECA International project manager Dana Brosig speaking to crowd during lighting ceremony in Coteaux, Haiti. (Photo courtesy NRECA International)

A newly lit street light in Coteaux, Haiti, home to the region's first electric cooperative, Cooperative Electrique de l'Arrondisement des Coteaux. (Photo courtesy NRECA International)

Members of the community attending the lighting ceremony in Roche-a-Bateau, Haiti. (Photo courtesy NRECA International)

Residents of the Haitian town of Roche-a-Bateau celebrate a lighting ceremony in September. (Photo courtesy NRECA International)

Members of the community attending the lighting ceremony in Roche-a-Bateau, Haiti. (Photo courtesy NRECA International)

Lighting ceremony in Port-a-Piment, Haiti attended by volunteer linemen from CoServ Electric in Texas.(Photo courtesy NRECA International)

The illuminated streets of Coteaux, Haiti, home to the region's first electric cooperative, Cooperative Electrique de l'Arrondisement des Coteaux, or CEAC. (Photo courtesy NRECA International)

Co-op volunteer linemen from Kentucky work with Haitian linemen to bring electricity to Coteaux, Haiti. (Photo courtesy Garret Hubbard/NRECA International)

Owner of the Total gas station in Coteaux, Haiti. In towns without reliable electricity, gasoline becomes a primary energy source for everything from cars to generators that business owners use to operate. (Photo courtesy Garret Hubbard/NRECA International)

Linemen working in Coteaux, Haiti. (Photo courtesy of NRECA International)

Market day in Coteaux, Haiti. (Photo courtesy Garret Hubbard/NRECA International)

Andy Ridge, Mark Moreno, Marshall Verette from Pedernales Electric Cooperative in Texas pose with school children in Coteaux, Haiti. (Photo courtesy of NRECA International)