USDA’s investments highlight a historic commitment to rural electrification, clean energy, and economic development.
While federal funding for these initiatives faces uncertainty under future administrations, tribal energy advocates view microgrids as a practical solution to longstanding challenges.
These developments reflect ongoing tensions around how to fairly compensate solar energy producers.
The training center offers a 12-week solar installation course, a building science course for energy-efficient home improvements, an HVAC lab, and construction method courses.
This spring, state lawmakers extended funding for a rooftop solar rebate program through 2035, breaking the pattern of two-year renewals that had previously caused uncertainty for installers.
Minnesota is the latest state to offer grants to local communities that streamline permitting for residential rooftop solar systems.
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