Energy Sovereignty Institute

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Tribes Seek Energy Control Using Tiny Power Grids Backed by US
“…tribes are now seeking Energy Department help to build their own clean energy generation, using tiny local grids that can improve access to electricity—and, in the process, harness control of their own resources.
“Our goals are to build resilience and exercise sovereignty by owning and operating our own power sources, and energy projects that create revenue so that we don’t have to rely on outside entities to control these things,” said Fletcher Wilkinson, energy manager for the Hopi Utilities Corp. Read the article on Bloomberg Law.

Welcome!

Welcome to the Energy Sovereignty Institute’s online information clearinghouse, and resource-base and portal. Our goal is to assist Native American communities (beginning with New Mexico) in energy planning and deployments, and their pursuit of energy sovereignty, independence, and economic development. 

Native communities can play a critical leadership role in the nation’s transition to a sustainable, resilient, and equitable energy system. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory estimates that while American Indian land comprises about two percent of all U.S. land, Indian lands contain five percent of total U.S. renewable energy resource potential, including high generation potential for solar, wind and hydropower among other renewable resources.

Watch our video below on Tribal Energy Sovereignty, featuring four experts on its aspects and importance:

We hope you find this resource website useful in pursuing your goals, and we value your feedback and suggestions; please contact us via the Contact Form. This clearinghouse is a living repository, with new information and news updates to be added over time; so please come back and visit often, and sign up for our newsletter.

“My biggest dream is for First Nation Communities to become energy independent before mainstream America.”

Henry Red Cloud, Lakota Solar Enterprises Energy Sovereignty Initiative

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