The Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) awarded a $4,986,275 Project Grant under the Clean Energy Demonstrations program (CFDA 81.255) to Navajo Power Home PBC. The grant will fund the installation of up to 400 photovoltaic (PV) solar systems and battery energy storage systems (BESS) with a combined capacity of approximately 568 kW and 1,768 kWh, respectively, on off-grid homes on Navajo and Hopi lands in New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah. Additionally, the...
The Department of Energy's Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) awarded a $2,628,914 Project Grant under the Clean Energy Demonstrations program (CFDA 81.255) to Navajo Transitional Energy Company, LLC. The grant will fund the installation of 3 kW photovoltaic (PV) solar systems and battery energy storage systems (BESS) at 75 off-grid homes on Navajo lands in New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah. Additionally, the grant will support necessary home electrical panel and wiring upgrades, as well...
The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $9,114,064 Cooperative Agreement under the Clean Energy Demonstrations (CFDA 81.255) program to Arizona State University (ASU) to help offset diesel-fueled generation with a solar and battery storage microgrid to serve Hopi Tribal community buildings. The project will bring workforce benefits to the Hopi Tribe by training community members to operate and maintain the microgrid system, which will be paid for through future power sales. This remote...
This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under the Clean Energy Demonstrations (CFDA 81.255) program, aims to deploy high-penetration solar PV and battery storage systems into existing microgrids in eight remote tribal communities in Alaska. The $26,062,370 award, effective August 16, 2024 through December 30, 2030, will enable the project team, led by Dena Nena Henash (doing business as Tanana Chiefs Conference), to modernize grid infrastructure, provide...
The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $54,811,907 Cooperative Agreement under the Clean Energy Demonstrations program (CFDA 81.255) to the Northwest Arctic Borough in Kotzebue, Alaska on November 18, 2024. The grant supports a project to increase the availability of clean energy, energy resiliency, and community benefits across eleven villages in the Northwest Arctic Borough region. Key project elements include developing solar photovoltaic generation (PV) and battery energy storage systems...
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Clean Energy Demonstrations program, under CFDA 81.255, awarded a $32 million Cooperative Agreement to Yakama Power on August 15, 2024. The project aims to install solar photovoltaic (PV) and micro-hydro systems on recently converted irrigation pipelines within the Yakama Reservation. The project objectives are to increase the Yakama Nation's renewable power supply, improve energy resilience and reliability, and support local economic development. As part of...
The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $2,285,774 Project Grant under the Clean Energy Demonstrations (CFDA 81.255) program to the Native Village of Ouzinkie, a federally recognized tribal government in Alaska. The grant funds the construction of a 160 kW solar PV array and 210 kWh battery energy storage system to create a microgrid for the Ouzinkie community on Spruce Island. This renewable energy system is expected to reduce electricity costs by 10% and generate revenue to subsidize water...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Clean Energy Demonstrations (CFDA 81.255) program provides $14,081,785 to the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Tribe to deploy a 5 MW solar power and 8 MWh battery storage hybrid mini-grid system. The project aims to build energy resilience in the Tribe's Odanah and Birch Hill communities, which face frequent power outages due to extreme weather events along Lake Superior. The project supports the Tribe's goal of...
The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $4,628,663 Project Grant under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) to the Hopi Utilities Corporation (HUC) to construct an advanced microgrid. The microgrid will include 250 kW of solar photovoltaic, a 250 kW/1,200 kWh battery energy storage system, and approximately 1.5 miles of distribution line to power two remote well water pumps for the Side Rock Water Supply Project....
The Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $1,372,744 Cooperative Agreement under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117) to Red Cloud Renewable, a minority-owned, Native American-owned non-profit organization. The 36-month project aims to bridge gender inequality and racial disparities in the renewable energy sector by customizing an...