Biden Administration Invests $366M in Renewable Energy for Native American Tribes

The historic funding aims to address electricity access and reliability issues in rural and tribal areas.

The Biden administration announces a $366 million plan to fund 17 renewable energy projects across the U.S., focusing on Native American reservations and rural areas.
Funding comes from the $1 trillion infrastructure law signed by President Biden in 2021, marking a significant investment in clean energy for underserved communities.
About a fifth of homes in the Navajo Nation lack access to electricity, highlighting the critical need for reliable energy sources in tribal regions.
The initiative includes solar, battery storage, and hydropower projects, with a focus on areas where electricity is costly and unreliable.
Recent federal regulations grant Native American tribes more authority to block hydropower projects on their land, empowering them in the fight to protect their lands and sacred sites.