Representing 50% of the State’s Solar Power, the Solar Farm Connects the Sioux Nation’s Ancient Knowledge with New Technologies to Ensure Long-Term Self-Sustainability.

GivePower, a non-profit organization that provides solar energy solutions to developing regions that need it most, led the effort to build the CannonBall Community Solar Farm in partnership with Empowered by Light, a non-profit focused on solar micro grids for developing communities. Located three miles from the Dakota Access Pipeline and on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation in CannonBall, North Dakota, the 300 kilowatt solar farm is a demonstration of the Sioux Nation Tribe’s long history of advocacy for the sovereignty of their land, renewable energy sources and environmental justice.[Read Full Article]