Biden administration taps $366M to fund clean energy for Native American tribes and rural areas

By SOPHIE AUSTIN
Associated Press/Report for America

President Joe Biden’s administration is announcing funding for 17 projects to expand renewable energy access on Native American reservations and in other rural areas. The $366 million plan will fund solar, battery storage and hydropower projects across 20 states, including on land involving 30 tribes. The administration wants to address high electricity costs and power outages in remote areas. The funding comes from a $1 trillion infrastructure law that Biden signed in 2021. Biden administration officials are meeting with tribal leaders to discuss clean energy projects at a summit in Southern California that began Tuesday.