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UPDATED 4/6/21: Governor Lujan Grisham has signed the Community Solar Act! It passed the Senate Tax, Business and Transportation Committee… View Article![Federal Energy Policy Act of 2020](https://energysovereigntyinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/image2-300x150.png)
Federal Energy Policy Act of 2020
The Energy Policy Act of 2020, signed into law by the President in December 2020, offers many diverse opportunities, programs,… View Article![OIE Program Presentations Available](https://energysovereigntyinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/amazing-arid-barren-bird-s-eye-view-1653703-scaled-300x150.jpg)
OIE Program Presentations Available
This year, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Indian Energy hosted its first-ever Virtual Program Review December 14–17. The… View Article![How to Go Solar and Pay For It](https://energysovereigntyinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/rock-formation-1579385-scaled-300x150.jpg)
How to Go Solar and Pay For It
By Ken Hughes Despite centuries of passively capturing the sun’s warmth such as at Acoma’s Sky City, where homes are… View Article![Interview with Bernadette Cuthair, Ute Mountain Ute Tribe](https://energysovereigntyinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/image1-300x150.jpg)
Interview with Bernadette Cuthair, Ute Mountain Ute Tribe
Editor’s Note: This interview was originally conducted and published by the Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs of the… View Article![DOE to Invest More Than $5 Million in Tribal Energy Infrastructure](https://energysovereigntyinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/iStock-1097186202-scaled-300x150.jpg)