New Mexico Business Weekly

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Tribal Energy Program has awarded $1.37 million to four New Mexico-based tribes for clean energy projects. The grants are part of a $6.5 million award for 19 projects nationwide, which U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced Feb. 16. Since 2002, the DOE program has awarded $36 million for 159 tribal energy projects across the country.