Jun 24, 2024

Breaking Ground: Red Lake Nation’s solar-powered future

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Red Lake leaders hope Inflation Reduction Act funding will transform their energy grid.

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Breaking Ground

How the Inflation Reduction Act could change the future of one Native American reservation

by Kai Ryssdal and Andie Corban

Jun 24, 2024

Bob Blake, member of the Red Lake Band of Chippewa and owner of a solar development company, explains how the IRA could lead to more solar power on the reservation.

Bob Blake and Ralph Jacobson are developing solar energy at the Red Lake Indian Reservation in Northern Minnesota.

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