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Black Rock Solar

CAE1702

Summary Note

Black Rock Solar was an outgrowth of the 2007 “Green Man” Burning Man event. It grew into a 501(c)3 nonprofit, tax-exempt organization until its demise in 2017. Materials include organizational papers, press, posters, banners, digital images, and other ephemera.

Biographical Note

Black Rock Solar was a 501(c)3 nonprofit, tax-exempt organization and had a small office in Reno with several staff people. It was governed by a board of directors with Marian Goodell as the Burning Man Founder sitting on the board as a liaison to the larger organization.

Scope and Content

Black Rock Solar was an outgrowth of the 2007 Burning Man event, the theme for which that year was The Green Man. It grew into a 501(c)3 nonprofit, tax-exempt organization and from 2007 until its demise in 2017 installed 6600 kilowatts of power through 100 projects with nearby tribal groups, schools, communities of need, and other nonprofits. Its goal was to promote environmental stewardship, economic development and energy independence by providing small-scale clean energy sources (solar installations), education, and job training. They also funded solar-powered art projects that were built in Black Rock City during various Burning Man years. Notable installations that demonstrate the variety of their partners include solar panel arrays at the Paiute Indian cultural center in Nixon at Pyramid Lake, the tribal school at Wadsworth, the Great Basin College in Elko, the Nature Conservancy’s facility at Independence Lake, CA and the Southern Nevada College in Henderson, southern Nevada. Materials include organizational papers, press, posters, banners, digital images, and other ephemera.

Arrangement

The archive Black Rock Solar is organized into two series. Series 1 contains materials about the organization, while Series 2 contains specific project materials.
  • Series 1: Organizational Materials
  • Series 2: Projects

Inclusive Dates

2005-2017

Bulk Dates

2007-2013

Quantity / Extent

.75 cubic feet

Language

English

Related Archive Collections

  • CAE1305: Michael Mikel: Burning Man

Container Listing by Series:

CAE1702/1 Series 1: Organizational Materials, 2007-2016

Series 1 contains organizational material including Board of Director materials and promotional ephemera.

  • ARCH-FILE 65-1

    • 1-1 Board of Directors Binder, 2012
    • 1-2 House Stationery and Vehicle Graphics, 2008-2010
    • 1-3 Promotional Materials, 2008-2015
    • 1-4 Black Rock Solar at Burning Man, 2007-2010
    • 1-5 Press Materials, 2012-2016

Additional Materials

  • ARCH-OBJ 21 Objects

    • 1-3#24a Save Energy: Don’t be a Dud, Remember to Unplug!, Plaque, not dated
    • 1-3#24b Save Energy: Leaving on the Lights is Such a Turn Off!, Plaque, not dated

  • ARCH-OBJ 40 Large Objects

    • 1-4#2 Powered by Black Rock Solar, Sign, 2007

  • ARCH-OBJ 43 Large Objects

    • 1-3#23 100 Solar Arrays, August 2007 – September 2015, T-Shirt, 2015

  • Archive F20 Flat File

    • 1-3#21 Washoe Tribe Buildings Powered by the Sun (Carson), Poster, July 2015
    • 1-3#22 Washoe Tribe Buildings Powered by the Sun, Poster, July 2015

  • Archive S-Box 24

    • 1-3#9 To Make A Big Change, Take a Million Small Steps, Poster, August 2010
    • 1-3#16 Black Rock Solar: Free the Sun, Poster, June 2013

  • Archive Textile Rack

    • 1-3#15 Yerington Sundial, Banner, 2012
    • 1-3#17 Black Rock Solar: Free the Sun, Banner, 2013
    • 1-3#18 Black Rock Solar: Mad Props, Banner, 2013
    • 1-3#19 The Reno Star, Banner, 2013

CAE1702/2 Series 2: Projects, 2005-2017

Series 2 contain materials related to select solar installations throughout the state of Nevada.

  • ARCH-FILE 65-1

    • 2-1 Complete Project Listing, 2017
    • 2-2 Project 1: Pershing General Hospital, 2007
    • 2-3 Project 2: Gerlach Schools, 2005-2009
    • 2-4 Project 2: Gerlach Schools PV System Operation and Maintenance Manual, 2007
    • 2-5 Project 3: Natchez Elementary School, 2008-2010
    • 2-6 Project 5: University of Nevada, Reno Student Union, 2008-2009
    • 2-7 Project 7: Nevada Discovery Museum, 2008-2009
    • 2-8 Project 9: University of Nevada, Reno, Fleischmann Planetarium, 2009
    • 2-9 Project 6 & 10: Seventh Day Adventist Church and School, 2009
    • 2-10 Project 11: Lovelock Elementary School, 2009
    • 2-11 Project 12: Bishop Manogue High School, 2009
    • 2-12 Project 13: Northern Nevada Food Bank, 2010
    • 2-13 Project 8 & 14: Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe Health Clinic, 2009-2010
    • 2-14 Project 15: Pioneer Center, 2010
    • 2-15 Project 16: Rainshadow Charter School, 2010
    • 2-16 Project 17: Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe Museum & Visitor Center, 2010-2012
    • 2-17 Project 18 - 20: Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe Jr/Sr High School, 2010-2012
    • 2-18 Project 22: Fernley Fire Station #1, 2010
    • 2-19 Project 23: Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe Police Station, 2010
    • 2-20 Project 24: Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe Administrative Building, 2010
    • 2-21 Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe Dedication Ceremony, 7/22/2010
    • 2-22 Project 25: C*A*R*E Chest of Northern Nevada, 2011
    • 2-23 Project 26: Fernley Fire Station #2, 2011
    • 2-24 Project 27: Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribe Administrative Building, 2011
    • 2-25 Project 30: Boys & Girls Club of Truckee Meadows, 2011
    • 2-26 Project 32: Yerington Paiute Tribe Administrative Building, 2011-2012
    • 2-27 Project 34 & 35: Washoe Tribal Health Center & Dresslerville Head Start, 2011
    • 2-28 Project 37: Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribal Health Clinic, 2011
    • 2-29 Project 38: Western Nevada College, Cedar Building, 2011-2012
    • 2-30 Project 39 & 40: Washoe Tribe Community Center and Head Start, 2011
    • 2-31 Project 47: Truckee Meadows Community College Vista Building, 2012
    • 2-32 Project 48: Desert Research Institute, 2012

Additional Materials

  • Archive F2 Flat File

    • 2-3#5a Gerlach School & E.M. Johnson Elementary Site Plan C-1, March 2005
    • 2-3#5b Gerlach School & E.M. Johnson Elementary Site Plan C-1 (with additional markings), March 2005

  • Archive S-Box 24

    • 2-3#6a Gerlach Schools Project Cover Sheet G0.1, Drawing, August 2007
    • 2-3#6b Gerlach Schools Project Site Plan Sheet G0.2, Drawing, August 2007
    • 2-3#7 Gerlach Schools Project Foundation Plan S1.1, Drawing, August 2007
    • 2-3#8a Gerlach Schools Project Array Layouts E1.1, Drawing, August 2007
    • 2-3#8b Gerlach Schools Project Electrical Diagram E1.2, Drawing, August 2007
    • 2-3#8c Gerlach Schools Project Note s for 30 KW Photovoltaic System E1.3, Drawing, August 2007
    • 2-3#8d Gerlach Schools Underground Conduit Layout E1.9, Drawing, August 2007
    • 2-3#8e Gerlach Schools Conduit Layout E1.9 (Copy 2 with notes), Drawing, August 2007