DOE OFFICE OF INDIAN ENERGY Tribal Solar Working Group Meeting
Sarai Geary Program Manager, Office of Indian Energy
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Office of Indian Energy Goals Promote Indian tribal energy
development, efficiency and use Reduce or stabilize energy costs
Enhance and strengthen Indian tribal energy and economic
infrastructure relating to natural resource development and
electrification Bring electrical power and service to Indian land
and the homes of tribal members Energy Policy Act of 2005, Title V,
Sec. 502
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Office of Indian Energy Goals and Objectives 3 Authorized
through the Energy Policy Act of 2005, Title V Authorized
appropriations: $20 Million Annually (first budget request was in
2009) Broad statutory mandate to establish technical and financial
assistance programs for eligible Tribal entities to support and
facilitate tribal energy development and electricity infrastructure
FY 2015 Budget Request included consolidation of EERE Tribal Energy
Program
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Office of Indian Energy Programs START Program On-Demand
Technical Assistance Education and Capacity-Building Indian Country
Energy and Infrastructure Working Group Financial Assistance 4
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Solar PV Potential on Indian Lands 5 4.5 million MW (installed
capacity 9,275 million MWh (generation) 200% of US generation
Enough to power over 800 million homes per year Actual installed ~
5 MW Source: U.S. Renewable Energy Technical Potentials: A GIS
Based Analysis, National Renewable Energy Laboratory Currently
under peer review Best available estimate until report is
published.
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Solar Electric Potential on Tribal Lands Could provide ~2 times
the Total U.S. Electric Generation Solar Electric Potential of
9,275 Million MWh/yr (PV) or 6,501 Million MWH/yr (CSP) on Indian
lands Solar Resources
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Arizona 22 Federally recognized tribes 5 tribal utilities 38%
of solar PV, 39% of CSP resources 7 State TECHNICAL Potential (GW)
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