About Energize Wind River
Who We Are
Energize Wind River is committed to providing sustainable energy solutions and empowering tribal communities. Our focus on solar installation and electrification programs is rooted in community engagement and collaboration. Through our efforts, we aim to ensure that every household in the Wind River Reservation has access to reliable electricity.
Join Our Mission
Be part of the change on the Wind River Reservation. Your support can help us electrify homes, educate the community, and create sustainable futures for generations to come.
Our Funding History
$1M
March 2024
Tribal Electrification Program (Planning Award)
$7.4M
September 2024
Tribal Electrification Program (Implementation Award)
$45K
January 2025
Wells Fargo and Enterprise Community Partners
(Invest Native Award)
$20K
January 2026
The Nature Conservancy (Infrastructure Award)
$2M
November 2025
Tribal Electrification Program
(Construction Award)
$500K
March 2026
Indigenous Power
& Light Fund
Where are we going next?
EWR has partnered with LEMA Indigenous to supply and deliver photovoltaic (PV) systems for unelectrified homes on the Wind River Reservation. Our team of trained installers expects to begin installations in early 2026. We are accepting applications from residents seeking our services at this time. Households with the greatest needs—low-income, elders, children under 3, high occupancy numbers, veterans and/or disability—will be prioritized.
Each residential solar system will be coupled with battery storage and an emergency generator in order to ensure that our people will have access to reliable power meeting essential needs such as heating during harsh winters, refrigerating medicine, life-sustaining medical devices, and more. This built-in redundancy provides a truly reliable and resilient power system during periods of low solar generation and/or battery storage depletion.
