Some of the 1,000 solar panels that are part of a green energy project on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation frame the landscape near Cannon Ball, N.D., in this July 26, 2019, photo.Dave Kolpack/Associated Press
DOE’s cancellation of the Tribal Energy Access Corridor is reprehensible – both the outcome, and the secretive, backroom process used to get there – and an affront to Tribal sovereignty and the rule of law. Tribes have a right to the same quality transmission infrastructure that most Americans enjoy and the federal government has an obligation under treaties and the federal trust responsibility to fulfil this long overdue responsibility. OSPA calls on Secretary Wright to reverse his decision and to certify the Tribal Energy Access Corridor.
The Oceti Sakowin Power Authority is working to scale up wind generation and build the transmission to deliver low-cost power where it’s needed most — from the Midwest to the West Coast.
OSPA is pleased to publish the “Direct Pay Tax Credits: A Guide for Tribal Nations” to educate Tribes and Tribal organizations on how to use tax credits to fund clean energy projects.
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