 A partnership project between the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe and the Rural Renewable Energy Alliance has won the 2018 Environmental Initiative Award for Clean Energy Efforts. After five solar arrays were designed and installed at the Leech Lake Tribal College, it is now the first 100% low-income community solar array in Minnesota and on tribal lands. The power generator will go to offset bills for local families through the Energy Assistance Program. This benefits them greatly and we're just so happy that it's here on the campus and our students participated with the professionals at Rural so they get training, they get to help their own community members and it's just been a wonderful project. The Environmental Initiative has awarded this partnership for their clean energy efforts. The group is one of five throughout the state of Minnesota to win the 2018 Environmental Initiative Award for Energy and Climate. It's really great to get recognized and to spread the word about what we're doing because our goal is to replicate this throughout the U.S. so more low-income families can be served. So it's a really great project and it's great to share the story with everyone. The Environmental Initiative Project Awards will be presented on May 23rd in Minneapolis. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.