Featured in Born in the USA – 02-2026

Buffalo solar

Indigenized Energy recently led a project deploying an off-grid solar-plus-storage solution for a buffalo ranch owned by the Northern Cheyenne Tribe in the US state of Montana. pv magazine spoke with Serena Romero, the company’s director of marketing and communications, about the potential of off-grid renewables to empower North America’s indigenous peoples.

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Patrick Jowett

05 Feb 2026

Non-profit Indigenized Energy has a longstanding partnership with JinkoSolar, which supplied panels and inverters for its off-grid Buffalo Project. | Photo: Indigenized Energy

In southeastern Montana, the Northern Cheyenne Tribe operates a buffalo ranch central to its identity, cultural restoration and land stewardship. The ranch manages more than 300 buffalo that move freely across 15,000 acres of Northern Cheyenne land. It plays a pivotal role in the tribe’s food sovereignty program, providing meat to local families while supporting …

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