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Wahleah Johns is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Native Renewables, and she is a member of the Navajo (Dine) tribe. With Native Renewables, she works to electrify homes on the Navajo reservation using off-grid solar photovoltaics. Native Renewables educates community members on solar and renewable energy, and trains tribal members to install and maintain off-grid photovoltaic systems. Wahleah discussed Native Renewables' work during the keynote.
Our opening plenary looked at electrification efforts across the United States. Representatives from the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, North Carolina’s Electric Cooperatives, Efficiency Maine Trust, and Next Energy US shared strategies for electrifying rural communities. At our afternoon plenary, experts from the Colorado Energy Office, University of New Mexico School of Law, University of Michigan, and Environmental and Energy Studies Institute discussed how state policy can drive energy savings in rural communities. They shared policy opportunities such as statewide greenhouse gas reduction goals. Speakers included:
If your organization would like to learn more about the various sponsorship levels and the associated benefits for future Rural Energy Conferences, please download our sponsorship flyer. If you have questions or would like more information, please contact Corinne Abbott.