Community Solar & Tribal Energy Sovereignty

The Energy Transition Series:
Community Solar and Tribal Energy Sovereignty
As climate change drives our energy sources to change from fossil fuels to renewable energy, frontline communities and Tribal nations deserve an equitable transition. There is an opportunity for Native communities to lead the way, and be supported by private industry. How can we learn from the history of energy development and commit to community oriented energy development?
Join Salina Derichsweiler, an Alaskan Native, who has transitioned her own career from oil and gas to geothermal, and currently works with Pueblos and Navajo Nation to develop community solar gardens in New Mexico.
Julie Nelson is also in this program, explaining how community solar works for residential customers.

Organized by the Jeffco chapter of the Colorado Renewable Energy Society, recorded on March 28, 2024. Contact: [email protected], cres-energy.org/. Video production by Martin Voelker.

ABOUT CRES – cres-energy.org
The Colorado Renewable Energy Society (CRES) is dedicated to the advancement of all forms of renewable energy (RE), energy efficiency (EE), and their synergy with sustainability and economic development. Learn more at cres-energy.org.

CRES features several local monthly speaker series throughout the state, provides speakers, experts, and workshops, and weighs in on state energy policy.