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The Navajo Nation flipped the switch on a 27.3-megawatt solar power facility last year. It’s now keeping the lights on in 18,000 homes inside the rural reservation. It’s the largest tribally owned and operated solar power project in the country. Tribes like the Navajo and the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska hope to lower member utility bills, encourage sustainable energy and provide economic opportunity.
Guests:
Lance Morgan (Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska) – founder and CEO of Ho-Chunk, Inc.
Stephen Manydeeds (Standing Rock Sioux Tribe) – Chief of the Division of Energy and Mineral Development, Department of Interior
Glenn Steiger – executive consultant for Navajo Tribal Utility Authority
Break 1 Music: Let The Sun (song) Digging Roots (artist) We Are (album)
Break 2 Music: Rainbow Dance Song (song) Fernando Cellicion, Alton Nastacio, Florentine Johnson (artist) Music of New Mexico: Native American Traditions (album)
Don’t forget Red Lake Nation, i’ve sent many press releases regarding Red Lake’s initiative, be glad to send a synopsis again. We have a three-phase program which will eventually provide free electricity to the nation at no cost to it’s members.