The Department of Interior Secretary Sally Jewell and Department of Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz, and co-chairs of the Energy Subgroup of the White House Council on Native American Affairs, sent a letter of support for the Oceti Sakowin Power Project and designated the Energy Subgroup to provide “coordinated multi-agency information and assistance.”
On September 11, 2024, OSPA discussed the challenges Tribal clean energy projects face interconnecting to the national power grid and highlighting solutions to streamline interconnection and bring EHV transmission to Tribal lands.
DOE is advancing OSPA’s recommendation for the Northern Plains NIETC to support bringing EHV transmission to the Tribal reservations and enabling Tribal clean energy projects.
After talking with the OSPA team on NPR Planet Money, Dan Charles continued to investigate the challenges renewable energy projects face in connecting to the National Grid via the Southwest Power Pool.
Standing Rock Joins OSPA