The federal government has awarded two Wisconsin tribes more than $2.6 million in grants to help develop local energy resources.
The Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians and the Forest County Potawatomi Community are among 12 tribal governments that will share more than $16 million in energy security and resilience grants from the Department of Energy’s Office of Indian Energy.
The goal of the grants is to provide “provide autonomous operation for increased community res