Office of Indian Energy News & Blog

Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $15 million in new funding to deploy energy infrastructure on tribal lands.

Executive Director of Nuvista Light and Electric Cooperative talks about her role in creatively addressing Alaska’s energy challenges.

The Office of Indian Energy is hosting its 2019 Program Review November 18–21 at the Sheraton Denver West Hotel in Lakewood, Colorado.

Every two years, leaders from tribal and state governments have an opportunity to exchange ideas at the National Tribal Energy Summit.

Planned funding will help Native American and Alaska Native communities harness their vast energy resources to reduce or stabilize energy costs.

The Summit will bring together tribal and state governments, federal agencies, and more to build networks, exchange ideas, and explore solutions.

This investment will help Native American and Alaska Native communities harness their vast energy resources.

When completed this summer, the Initiative will add 650 kilowatts of solar capacity to tribal buildings and save about $2.8 million over 30 years.

Funding will support tribes interested in harnessing their vast undeveloped energy resources.

The roughly $2-million project involves installing over 400 kilowatts of photovoltaic arrays in these villages.

The Native Village of Hughes just installed the bones of a 120-kilowatt solar photovoltaic system that will cut diesel use and costs.

Interns will gain first-hand experience with existing tribal energy projects and exposure to issues concerning tribal energy technology use.

The funding opportunity announcement entitled “Energy Infrastructure Development on Indian Lands - 2019” will be issued early next year.

The annual event aims to bring together Indian tribes and Alaska Native villages to celebrate tribal energy successes, network, and share information.

This webinar will provide an overview of microgrid systems and technologies and how they can be used in tribal communities for emergency situations.

This webinar will provide tribes with a broad update on recent technological and cost trends for distributed energy.

Former intern Nick Johnson has DOE to thank for much of his growth toward a career as a mechanical engineer at the National Renewable Energy Lab.

In this photo essay, NREL’s Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist zooms in on Alaska’s assets and adaptability.

This webinar will outline options for financing and addressing other challenges related to facility- and community-scale project development.

The Tribe turned a strip of its land in Oregon into nearly $12,000 in annual energy cost savings.

Projects will help Native American and Alaska Native communities harness their vast undeveloped energy resources to reduce or stabilize energy costs.

Attendees will hear about common challenges faced by tribes for utility-scale energy development, and ideas for how to approach these challenges.

Giving back to their communities is a common motivator for the Native students who serve as summer interns with the Office of Indian Energy.

First-of-its-kind interactive geospatial application enables tribes to conduct their own analyses of installed energy projects and more.

Solicitation provides as much as $2bn in partial loan guarantees to support economic opportunities for Native American and Alaska Native communities.