Moapa Band celebrates completion of $2.4M solar power project

Tuesday, April 8, 2014  

The Moapa Band of Paiute Indians in Nevada has completed a $2.4 million solar energy project.

The solar array powers the tribe's travel stop and convenience store. It was funded by a High Energy Cost Grant from the Agriculture Department.

The tribe has broken ground on another solar project that will provide power for the city of Los Angeles.

Get the Story:
Tribe, U.S. officials christening $2.4 million solar array off I-15 (AP 4/8)
First utility-scale solar project on tribal land breaks ground in Nevada (Scientific American 4/5)
Moapa Indian reservation to develop solar energy centre (Renewable Energy 3/31)

Moapa Band set to start construction on big solar power plant (08/14)
White House Blog: Moapa Band turns to renewable energy (6/26)
Moapa Band hosts 16-mile walk to promote renewable energy (4/23)
Moapa Band plans another solar energy project on reservation (08/29)
DOI releases roadmap for solar energy projects on public land (7/25)
Blog: Moapa Band solar energy project promises employment (07/19)
Moapa Band secures DOI approval to build large solar power plant (06/22)
Tribes uncover ancestral remains by solar site in California (04/24)