TRIBES GET SERIOUS ABOUT SOLAR
THE VERY FIRST UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR PLANT ON tribal land in the continental U.S. began operating five years ago. Built on some 2,000 acres on the Moapa River Indian Reservation in Clark County, Nevada, the 250-megawatt project provides enough electricity for over 100,000 homes each year; all power generated is sold some 300 miles away to the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. In the next two years, two more Moapa-led utility-scale projects will come online—together, the additions will be among the biggest yet on tribal lands.
While the first project
