Tribal Energy ProgramAssisting Tribes to Realize Their Energy Visions

Our MissionTo offer financial and technical assistance to Tribes

through government-to-government partnerships that

• Enable tribal leaders to make informed decisions about energy choices• Bring renewable energy and energy efficiency options to Indian Country• Enhance human capacity through education and training• Improve local tribal economies and the environment• Make a difference in the quality of life of American Indians and Alaska Natives.

TRIBAL ENERGY PROGRAMeere.energy.gov/tribalenergy

PolicyThe Department of Energy’s American Indian and Alaska Native Tribal Gov– ernment Policy sets forth principles to be followed by DOE to ensure effective implementation of government-to-government relationships with American Indians and Alaska Native tribal governments. Through the authorities set forth in the Energy Policy Acts and Executive Orders, DOE is seeking to support energy sufficiency on tribal lands and fulfill the trust responsibility set forth in DOE’s American Indian and Alaska Native Tribal Government Policy.

For DOE’s policy, visiteere.energy.gov/tribalenergy/links.cfm#policy_guidance

DOE Indian EnergyThe Tribal Energy Program is imple–mented in coordination with the DOE Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs.

For more on that Office, visit energy.gov/indianenergy

PurposeThe Tribal Energy Program promotes tribal energy sufficiency and fosters economic development and employment on tribal lands through the use of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies.

The Program, under the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) and in cooperation with the DOE Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs, provides financial and technical assistance to Tribes to evaluate and develop their renewable energy resources and reduce their energy consumption through efficiency and weatherization.

As building knowledge and skills is essential to developing, implementing, and sustaining energy efficiency and renewable energy projects, the Program also offers education and training opportunities.

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Umatilla Nez Perce

Coeur d’Alene

Yakama

First Steps – 59

Feasibility – 90

Development – 10

Deployment – 16

Rosebud (2)

HughesFt. Yukon (2)

Kenaitze

San Carlos

Standing Rock (2)

Ponca

Little River Band

Oneida (3)

Chaninik

Aleutian (2)

Cook Inlet (2)

ChickaloonEyak

Kootznoowoo

HaidaKasaan

Tlingit & Haida (3)

Campo

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Santa Ynez

Agua Caliente (2)

Bishop Paiute

Washoe (2)

YeringtonScotts Valley (2)

Pinoleville

Elk Valley

Siletz

Lummi

Fort Peck (3)

Hualapai (2)

To’Hajiilee

Lower Sioux

Lac Court Oreilles (3)

Keweenaw Bay (2)

Sault Ste. Marie (4)

Bay Mills

Sac & Fox

PeoriaIowa

Chickasaw

Forest County Potawatomi (3)

TYPE OF PROJECT

ManzanitaViejas

Mesa Grande

RamonaFt. Mojave

Yavapai

Augustine

Cabazon (2)

Ak-Chin

Jicarilla Apache

Navajo (2)

TaosJemez

Laguna

Pawnee

Turtle Mountain

Ft. BertholdWhite Earth (2)

Seneca (2)

Penobscot

Aroostook

Little TraverseGrand Traverse

Lac du Flambeau

Red Lake (2)

BlackfeetUpper Skagit (2)

Samish

Colville (2)TulalipQuinault (2)

Makah (2)

Warm Springs (4)

KarukFt. Bidwell

Smith River (3)

Yurok (3)Hoopa Valley

Robinson

North Cheyenne (2)

Eastern Shoshone Wind River

Shosone Paiute

Hopi (2)

Ft. Sill ApacheCitizen Potawatomi

Cherokee (2)Kaw

MS Choctaw

Eastern Cherokee (2)

Winnebago (2)

Lower Brule

Ft. Belknap

St. Croix

Morongo

White Mtn.Gila River

Sealaska

Port GrahamBristol Bay

YKHC

Agua Caliente (3)

Aleutian (3)

Salish andKootenai (5)

Te-Moak

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Ute Mountain

Pascua Yaqui

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Stockbridge-Munsee

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Little Soldier turbine installed at Rosebud Sioux Reservation (SD)

Solar installation at Pueblo of Laguna’s Majors Ranch (NM)

DOE has invested $41.8 million in 175 tribal energy projects (2002 to 2012)

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NANA (3)Selewik

Unalakleet

Hooper Bay

Umatilla Nez Perce

Coeur d’Alene

Yakama

First Steps – 59

Feasibility – 90

Development – 10

Deployment – 16

Rosebud (2)

HughesFt. Yukon (2)

Kenaitze

San Carlos

Standing Rock (2)

Ponca

Little River Band

Oneida (3)

Chaninik

Aleutian (2)

Cook Inlet (2)

ChickaloonEyak

Kootznoowoo

HaidaKasaan

Tlingit & Haida (3)

Campo

Soboba

Santa Ynez

Agua Caliente (2)

Bishop Paiute

Washoe (2)

YeringtonScotts Valley (2)

Pinoleville

Elk Valley

Siletz

Lummi

Fort Peck (3)

Hualapai (2)

To’Hajiilee

Lower Sioux

Lac Court Oreilles (3)

Keweenaw Bay (2)

Sault Ste. Marie (4)

Bay Mills

Sac & Fox

PeoriaIowa

Chickasaw

Forest County Potawatomi (3)

TYPE OF PROJECT

ManzanitaViejas

Mesa Grande

RamonaFt. Mojave

Yavapai

Augustine

Cabazon (2)

Ak-Chin

Jicarilla Apache

Navajo (2)

TaosJemez

Laguna

Pawnee

Turtle Mountain

Ft. BertholdWhite Earth (2)

Seneca (2)

Penobscot

Aroostook

Little TraverseGrand Traverse

Lac du Flambeau

Red Lake (2)

BlackfeetUpper Skagit (2)

Samish

Colville (2)TulalipQuinault (2)

Makah (2)

Warm Springs (4)

KarukFt. Bidwell

Smith River (3)

Yurok (3)Hoopa Valley

Robinson

North Cheyenne (2)

Eastern Shoshone Wind River

Shosone Paiute

Hopi (2)

Ft. Sill ApacheCitizen Potawatomi

Cherokee (2)Kaw

MS Choctaw

Eastern Cherokee (2)

Winnebago (2)

Lower Brule

Ft. Belknap

St. Croix

Morongo

White Mtn.Gila River

Sealaska

Port GrahamBristol Bay

YKHC

Agua Caliente (3)

Aleutian (3)

Salish andKootenai (5)

Te-Moak

Zia(2)

Ute Mountain

Pascua Yaqui

(2)

Stockbridge-Munsee

(2)

(2)

Holster Creek in Northern California is being

studied by the Hoopa Valley Tribe (CA) for

micro-hydropower.

TRIBAL ENERGY PROGRAMeere.energy.gov/tribalenergy

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Reasons for Energy Efficiency and Green Construction

• Weatherization reduces the export of local energy dollars and keeps more money in the community

• Energy efficiency can return ~$2.51 in benefits for every $1 invested

• They help save the 30% of energy wasted in commercial buildings

• They can reduce the building’s operations and maintenance costs over a 30-year life span (only about 2% goes toward construction)

Tips to Save Energy Today

• Install programmable thermostats

• Turn things off when not in use— lights, TVs, computer and monitor

• Lower the thermostat on your water heater to 120°F

• Wash only full loads of dishes and clothes

• Air-dry clothes

• Look for ENERGY STAR® label on light bulbs, home appliances, electronics, and other products

See energy efficiency project details at eere.energy.gov/tribalenergy/projects.cfm

Energy EfficiencyExisting buildings represent one of the best opportunities for immediate and cost-effective reductions in energy use.

Forest County Potawatomi Community (WI) retrofitted a 34,000-square-foot historic building, reducing electricity and natural gas use by more than 50%.

The Nez Perce Tribe (ID) retrofitted five buildings, reducing energy use by more than 30% to save an estimated $30,000 per year.

See EERE’s Energy Saver website at energy.gov/energysaver/energy-saver

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Wind5%

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Biomass(Solid)0.02%

Hydropower0.06%

Solar PV(Rural Utility Scale)

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Concentrating Solar Power (CSP)

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Benefits of Pursuing Clean Energy Development on Tribal Lands

• Long-term stabilization of energy costs

• Economic development

• Revenue generation opportunity

• Opportunity to conserve and sustain natural resources

• Energy self-sufficiency

• Strengthened tribal energy infrastructure

For resource and technology information, see the Guide to Tribal Clean Energy Development at eere.energy.gov/tribalenergy/guide

TRIBAL ENERGY PROGRAMeere.energy.gov/tribalenergy

Renewable EnergyAmerican Indian land comprises approximately 2% of U.S. land but contains an estimated 5% of all renewable energy resources.

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Tribal Generation Potential (MWh)*

For more, see DOE’s Data and Resources for Tribes at nrel.gov/docs/fy13osti/57748.pdf

*Excludes urban PV and enhanced geothermal systems

Funding Opportunities• Funding for the evaluation, development, and

deployment of renewable energy and energy efficiency projects on tribal lands is provided to Tribes on a competitive basis.

• Each funding opportunity announcement will identify submission requirements, eligibility, rating criteria, and cost share, if any.

Education and Training• Student internships See the website for information and application form.

• Regional workshops and webinars The Tribal Energy Program, in cooperation with the DOE Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs, conducts periodic workshops and webinars for Tribes to learn about renewable energy and energy efficiency and how to develop those resources. See Events on the website.

• Renewable energy short courses Short courses are posted on the website. Also see

online courses on the National Training & Education Resource website at nterlearning.org by searching “Indian Energy.”

One of the world’s northern-most tribally owned solar systems, Native Village of Venetie (AK)

For information on funding and training opportunities, visit the Tribal Energy Program website ateere.energy.gov/tribalenergy

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National Laboratory Technical Assistance• Strategic energy planning• Grantee support • Transmission/interconnection • Project development • Finance• Lease agreements

Information• Tribal Energy Program website

eere.energy.gov/tribalenergy• Upcoming events• Program information• Funding opportunities• Project summaries• Project contacts and reports• Information resources• Training opportunities• Program contacts

• Guide to Tribal Clean Energy Development eere.energy.gov/tribalenergy/guide• Development process

- Strategic planning - Options analysis - Organizational development - Project development

• Resource library - Energy resources - Technologies - Cost - Risk factors - Legal issues - Financing options - Contacts

• Case studies

High-resolution wind prospecting maps are available for most tribal regions.

Assistance provided upon request based on resource availability. Learn more at eere.energy.gov/tribalenergy/technical_assistance.cfm.

TRIBAL ENERGY PROGRAMeere.energy.gov/tribalenergy

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Three-Pronged ApproachThe Tribal Energy Program employs a three-pronged approach to assist Tribes in realizing their energy visions.

To receive periodic information on funding opportunities, upcoming workshops and training, and other tribal energy events and resources, subscribe to email updates at

eere.energy.gov/tribalenergy

TRIBAL ENERGY PROGRAM

For more information on the Tribal Energy Program, visit our website at

eere.energy.gov/tribalenergy

For more on the DOE Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs, see

energy.gov/indianenergy

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For more information visit: eere.energy.gov/tribalenergy

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