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The U.S. Department of Energy said it will issue $48.4 million in grant funding to three states and nine tribal nations to modernize their electric grids and make them more resilient to climate change and natural disasters.
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The Department of the Interior announced the launch of a new program to electrify homes in Tribal communities.
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The Bishop Paiute Tribe said it completed the first tribal solar project under the California Solar on Multifamily Affordable Housing (SOMAH) program. It's the latest in an ongoing effort that has outfitted more than 200 tribal homes with solar energy to help its citizens save money and reduce the tribe's carbon footprint.
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) last week announced $34 million in grants to three tribal nations and two states to help modernize their electric grids and make them more resilient to extreme weather events.
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The Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians announced plans to develop a large-scale solar and storage project to power tribal enterprises on its reservation.
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The U.S. Department of Commerce said it would provide $390 million to tribes as part of a multi-billion dollar funding framework to fight climate change.
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Two upcoming funding opportunities could help tribes pay for renewable energy projects if the USDA’s Rural Utility Service can coax them to take advantage of the historically underutilized federal loans.
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The Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation of North Dakota announced on Friday that it purchased the Plaza/Wabek Pipeline from Calgary-based Enbridge Inc. for $5 million.
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Doyon, Limited announced yesterday that it acquired Fairweather, LLC, an Anchorage-based service provider to the state’s oil and gas industry. Terms were not disclosed.
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Green energy could soon take hold on the largest Indian Reservation in the United States, per a recently signed agreement between the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority (NTUA) and sustainable energy giant AVANGRID (NYSE: AGR).