Anza Electric Cooperative built a community solar project on the Tribal lands of the Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla Indians. The project will help to enable access to affordable solar energy options for their tribal members and other LMI consumer-members.
“The Biden-Harris administration is committed to ensuring that we are strong partners with Tribal Nations, and we are proud of these investments to address critical climate resiliency needs of Tribes across the country,” saidThis week’s funding announcement is part of a nearly $560 million investment for Tribal climate resilience programs achieved through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Inflation Reduction Act, and annual appropriations.
The Tribal Climate Resilience program advances the Biden-Harris administration’s Justice40 Initiative, which sets the goal that 40% of the overall benefits of certain federal investments flow to communities that have been historically marginalized by underinvestment and overburdened by pollution and environmental hazards.