The U.S. government will be putting more money toward getting electricity to Native American communities.
“It will have a fundamental and significant impact on businesses, communities and families,” he said in a statement.
The program will provide financial and technical assistance to tribes to connect homes to transmission and distribution that is powered by renewable energy. Funding can also be used to transition electrified homes in tribal communities to zero-emissions energy systems and to cover the costs of repairs, as well as retrofitting that is necessary to install the new systems.
Energy experts have said that the work could require developing micro-grids or installing solar panels so residents can power refrigerators, and charge up cellphones and laptops. The Energy Department earlier this year said it wouldto help build out an renewable energy economy in Indian Country that could support the work.
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