Tribal-State Collaboration on Sustainability & Solar: The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe (9.23.2024)
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When it comes to developing renewable energy projects, the complicated relationship between Tribes and state governments can pose a barrier. The Clean Energy States Alliance (CESA) has published a new case study exploring the Tribal-State relationship through the experiences of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, which began developing its Sustainability Program in 2014. They have been a leader in Minnesota and in the nation with developing solar on Tribal Lands to benefit low-income residents. The case study includes recommendations for how other Tribes and States can work together collaboratively and effectively. Read the case study here: https://www.cesa.org/resource-library...
In this CESA webinar, Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe’s Sustainability Coordinator Eugene Strowbridge provided an overview of this case study.
This case study and webinar were developed as part of CESA’s Solar with Justice: Connecting States and Communities project. The Solar with Justice project aims to bring together state energy agencies (SEAs) and community-based organizations (CBOs) developing solar for environmental justice communities to create opportunities for dialogue and collaboration. This case study is one of six case studies published by CESA under the Solar with Justice project, highlighting models of collaboration between CBOs and SEAs on solar for environmental justice communities. Learn more at: https://www.cesa.org/projects/solar-w...
This case study is based upon work supported by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Solar Energy Technologies Office Award Number DE-EE0009360.