BISMARCK, North Dakota, November 12, 2026 —Indigenized Energy is partnering with international advocacy organization Global Citizen to bring renewable energy to 50,000 homes in Indigenous communities across the United States and Canada. The new partnership puts Indigenous leadership at the center of a major effort to advance energy sovereignty and lasting infrastructure investment.
Many Indigenous communities sit at the end of utility lines, facing high electricity costs and outages that can last for days. The initiative is a fundraising campaign working to mobilize $2.5 billion through blended financing, combining philanthropic contributions and impact investment to support solar, battery storage, workforce training, and the local capacity needed to sustain these systems.
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“Indigenous families across the U.S. and Canada deserve affordable power they can count on and the ability to shape their own energy futures,” says Cody Two Bears, CEO of Indigenized Energy. “As AI drives electricity demand and global energy uncertainty puts more pressure on costs, investments in community-owned solar and battery storage become even more valuable. We see what this makes possible: families whose monthly bills fall from hundreds of dollars to just 24 cents. That is energy sovereignty in everyday life.”
Indigenized Energy is helping guide this work alongside Indigenous-led organizations and trusted partners across North America. A commitment of this scale depends on collaboration, bringing together community leadership, local knowledge, funding, and technical expertise to build lasting renewable energy systems led by the communities they serve.
“This landmark initiative brings attention to an urgent need for reliable, affordable energy here at home,” says Michael Sheldrick, Co-Founder and Chief Policy, Impact & Government Relations Officer, Global Citizen. “Our partnership with Indigenized Energy connects our global platform with Indigenous-led efforts across the U.S. and Canada, mobilizing philanthropy and impact investment to help families thrive. This is a tangible change that families can feel in their homes and their daily lives, and we are excited to help make it happen.”
The first projects under the initiative are expected to begin in 2027, supported by ongoing fundraising and investment efforts. Indigenized Energy and Global Citizen invite philanthropic partners and impact investors to help turn this vision into affordable, reliable power for Indigenous communities across the U.S. and Canada.
About Indigenized Energy
Founded in 2017 in the wake of the NoDAPL movement, Indigenized Energy is a Native-led nonprofit that empowers Native communities to achieve energy sovereignty through trusted partnerships, innovative programs, and resilient renewable energy initiatives. Indigenized Energy works directly with Tribal Nations to build capacity, fund projects, and train the next generation, turning clean energy into a source of strength, sustainability, and self-determination.
About Global Citizen
Global Citizen is the world’s largest movement to end extreme poverty. Powered by a worldwide community of everyday advocates raising their voices and taking action, the movement is amplified by campaigns and events that convene leaders in music, entertainment, public policy, media, philanthropy and the private sector. Since the movement began, more than $50 billion in commitments announced on Global Citizen platforms has been deployed, impacting 1.3 billion lives. Established in Australia in 2008, Global Citizen operates in the US, the UK, France, Germany, Spain, Switzerland, Brazil, Canada, Australia, South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, Rwanda, the UAE, and across Asia. Join the movement at globalcitizen.org, download the Global Citizen app, and follow Global Citizen on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, X and LinkedIn.