10 Questions: Power of Good

Peter Werth III '80 (CLAS) is leading efforts to connect impoverished Himalayan villages far from the power grid with sustainable energy sources.

Peter Werth III ’80 (CLAS), fourth from left, celebrates in May with friends and local villagers in Ringmo, Nepal, where his nonprofit, Himalaya Currents, last year installed the village’s first wind turbine, which is now operational and provides power 24 hours a day to this remote community. (Photo courtesy of Peter Werth III)