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North Dakota's first off-grid solar microgrid
A fully independent solar-plus-storage microgrid for the MHA Nation's Twin Buttes community.
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Regulatory control vs. sovereignty: the strategic case for Tribal Utility Authorities
Perspective
Why tribal energy strategy needs more than infrastructure, it needs ownership of the regulatory layer that decides who benefits and for how long. Tribal Utility Authorities are the lever that turns federal investment into long-term sovereignty.
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The hidden cost of intelligence: AI is driving energy demand in Wisconsin
Analysis
Data centers are reshaping the load curve. We trace what the AI build-out means for grid planning, capital, and the communities holding the bill. Wisconsin sits at the front of a coming wave of hyperscale demand.
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NEPA rollbacks are reshaping tribal energy timelines
Trends
Permitting reform is accelerating projects across the country. For tribal nations, the calculus is different, and more urgent than it looks on paper. Shorter review windows mean less leverage at the table.
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The AI economy is pulling load toward tribal lands
Outlook
Hyperscalers need land, water, and power that tribal nations can offer on sovereign terms. How that conversation gets structured matters. The difference between a long-term lease and a real ownership stake is measured in decades.
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