{"id":1815,"date":"2019-07-18T21:03:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-19T02:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"\/news\/solar-energy-farm-standing-rock-reservation\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T15:54:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T20:54:57","slug":"shamba-la-nishati-ya-jua-hifadhi-ya-standing-rock","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/givepower.org\/sw\/news\/solar-energy-farm-standing-rock-reservation\/","title":{"rendered":"Mashirika yasiyo ya faida ya nishati ya jua yameshirikiana kujenga shamba kubwa zaidi la nishati ya jua katika Hifadhi ya Standing Rock, North Dakota."},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"color: #333333;\">Representing 50% of the State\u2019s Solar Power, the Solar Farm Connects the Sioux Nation\u2019s Ancient Knowledge with New Technologies to Ensure Long-Term Self-Sustainability.<\/h4>\n<p>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\u2019s long history of advocacy for the sovereignty of their land, renewable energy sources and environmental justice.[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/news-release\/2019\/07\/18\/1884780\/0\/en\/Solar-Energy-Non-Profits-Join-Forces-to-Build-the-First-and-Largest-Solar-Energy-Farm-in-North-Dakota-at-Standing-Rock-Reservation.html\"target=\"_blank\" rel=\"givepartners noopener noreferrer\">Read Full Article<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Representing 50% of the State\u2019s Solar Power, the Solar Farm Connects the Sioux Nation\u2019s Ancient Knowledge with New Technologies to Ensure Long-Term Self-Sustainability. 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