Tribal Program

9/25/2019 - U.S. Bank helps create renewable energy jobs through continued partnership with GRID Alternatives

U.S. Bank extends its partnership with GRID Alternatives, a national leader in making renewable energy technology and job training accessible to communities who don’t have access to solar through a $100,000 grant.

Community Solar Project for Tribal Members on Timbisha Shoshone Reservation

The Timbisha Shoshone Tribe is located in one of the hottest desert regions in the world, Death Valley, California.

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Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla Indians Community Solar Project

Earlier this year, the California Department of Community Services and Development (CSD) announced a new Community Solar Pilot Program.

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High Country News - The Ute Mountain Ute Tribe goes solar

This written piece, accompanied by photos, highlights the partnership between the Ute Mountain Ute tribe and GRID Alternatives Colorado. which is helping the tribe move towards energy sovereignty with a large-scale solar array project. The project includes 3,500 solar panels that will offset about 1,515 tons of greenhouse gas emissions by year one.

14 tribes selected to receive funding from Tribal Solar Accelerator Fund

Funding for new tribal facility and residential solar energy projects, including matching funds for Department of Energy grants, will help further tribal energy security and resilience, workforce training and build tribal energy sovereignty. TSAF received more than 40 applications totaling over $7 million in requests for tribal solar projects from dozens of applicants, demonstrating the need and excitement for renewable energy technology and workforce development in tribal communities.

Choose Energy-RV Microgrid, Advocates Say Safety First

Unseasonable forecasts were expected by Prof. Fred Schwartz and fellow scientists; over thirty years ago, they tried to warn the world about torrential rains, cyclones, record-breaking heat, wildfires, and untimely freezes.

Could This New Approach Unlock Gigawatts Of Native American Solar Energy Potential?

Native American tribes have a long history of energy exploitation, especially with extractive industries like coal and petroleum, which has created fossil fuel-dependent economies. As the clean energy transition has accelerated, many tribes are turning to renewables to strengthen their communities and economies while cutting energy costs.

Anza Electric, Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla Indians receive CSD solar grant through GRID Alternatives

“CSD is excited to have the opportunity to pilot new program models like community solar to help ensure that the investment the state is making to fight climate change continues to benefit all Californians,” CSD Director Linné Stout said. “The innovative projects that are being funded under the Community Solar Pilot Program will deliver financial savings to low-income households that otherwise can’t be served by existing solar programs, while also reducing greenhouse gas emissions.”

Could This New Approach Unlock Gigawatts Of Native American Solar Energy Potential?

While federal funding has helped tribal communities start accessing clean energy, a new approach combining public and philanthropic funds with nonprofit management and industry expertise could catalyze solar energy’s potential to create a brighter future for tribal communities facing energy insecurity and high unemployment.

Anza Electric, Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla Indians recipients of CSD solar grant through GRID Alternatives

GRID Alternatives Inland Empire was awarded $2.05 million to install a 994 kilowatt (kW) ground-mounted solar array in partnership with the Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla Indians and the Anza Electric Cooperative, Inc. The community solar system will be sited on Santa Rosa Tribal lands in Riverside County, an area designated as a low-income community, and will benefit approximately 38 homes on tribal land and 150-250 other low-income households served by Anza Electric.