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Fiscal Year 2012 Program Review Meeting

Here you'll find presentations from the November 2012 Tribal Energy Program Review in Denver, Colorado. They're organized according to the meeting agenda under the following topics:

• Overview
• Strategic Energy Planning
• Organization and Skills for Success
• Student Internships and Green Buildings
• Energy Efficiency — The Low-Hanging Fruit
• Retrofits for Energy Savings
• Renewables for Village Heating
• Feasibility of Renewable Energy Development
• Renewable Energy Development and Deployment

Overview

• DOE Welcoming Remarks

  Tracey LeBeau (presented without PowerPoint)

• Tribal Energy Program Overview

  Lizana Pierce

• The Business of Energy Development: Basics for Tribal Projects

  Douglas C. MacCourt

• Pathways to Energy Development and Energy Security

  Lizana Pierce

• Sustainable Tribal Economies

  Winona LaDuke

Strategic Energy Planning

• Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians — Strategic Energy Planning and Capacity Building Project (CA)

  Cherlyn Seruto

• Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians — Strategic Tribal Energy Planning Project (CA)

  Erica Helms-Schenk

• Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians — Next Step for STEP (OR)

  Claire Wood

• Quinault Indian Nation — Comprehensive Biomass Strategic Planning

  Jesse Cardenas

• Ponca Tribe — Project Earth Lover (NE)

  Stephanie Prichard-Slobotski

Organization and Skills for Success

• Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation — Tribal Utility Development (WA)

  Karenia Simpson

• Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians — Scotts Valley Energy Office and Human Capacity Building (CA)

  TeMashio Anderson

• Washoe Tribe — Alternative Energy Feasibility Study and Nevada Inter-Tribal Energy Consortium Organization Enhancement Project (NV)

  Tara Hess

• Little River Band of Ottawa Indians — Human Capacity Building (MI)

  David Hawley

Student Internships and Green Buildings

• Introduction to DOE's Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) and Student Internships

  Sandra Begay-Campbell

• Tribal Green Building Codes and Policy

  Chelsea Chee

Energy Efficiency — The Low-Hanging Fruit

• The Sea Lion Corporation — Hooper Bay Energy Efficiency Feasibility Study (AK)

  William Naneng, Tara-Jo Anderson

• Coeur d'Alene Tribe — Energy Efficiency Feasibility Study Project (ID)

  James Helmstetter, Glenda Matt

• Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes — Assessing the Potential Reductions in Energy Use in Tribal Buildings (MT)

  Willie Stevens

• Forest County Potawatomi Community — Energy Efficiency Improvements to Wunder Hall (WI)

  Mercedes Vega

• Forest County Potawatomi Community — Assessing Energy Upgrades at Potawatomi Carter Casino Hotel (WI)

  Mercedes Vega

• Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians — Building Audit Training and Energy Audits (MI)

  Jeff Holt, Kathleen Brosemer

• Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan, Inc. — Energy Efficiency Study and Resulting Plan for the Bay Mills Indian Community (MI)

  Chris Kushman

• Oneida Tribe of Indians — Energy Optimization Model Development and Energy Audits (WI)

  Eugene Schubert

• Native Village of Unalakleet — Feasibility Study for Retrofit of 14-Apartment Complex (AK)

  Cory DiRutigliano

Retrofits for Energy Savings

• Nez Perce Tribe — Energy Efficient Facilities Installation Project (ID)

  Terry Kinder

• Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians — Facility Retrofit Project

  Manuel Maples

Renewables for Village Heating

• Chaninik Wind Group — Thermal Heating to Enhance the Efficiency of Wind-Diesel Hybrid Power Generation in Tribal Regions of Alaska (AK)

  William Igkurak, Dennis Meiners

• Port Graham Village Council — Community Building Biomass Heating Design Project

  Charles Sink

Feasibility of Renewable Energy Development

• Aqua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians — Wind/Solar Project at Whitewater Ranch (CA)

  Todd Hooks

• Chickaloon Native Village — Uk'e koley "No Footprint" (RE and EE) Feasibility Study (AK)

  Michael Williams

• Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes — Electricity Generation from Geothermal Resources (MT)

  Tashina Tibbitts

• Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes — Feasibility Study to Determine the Technical and Economic Viability of a Co-generation Biomass Fuel Power Plant and Organizational Development for the Acquisition of KERR Dam (MT)

  Brian Lipscomb

• Pueblo of Zia — Renewable Energy Development Feasibility Study (NM)

  Peter Pino, Loren Toole, Michael Emerson

• Navajo Hopi Land Commission — Feasibility Study for 4,000 MW Solar Power at Paragon-Bisti Ranch (AZ)

  Roman Bitsuie

• San Carlos Apache Tribe — Solar Feasibility Study and Tribal Energy Organization Project (AZ)

  Nathaniel "Eddie" Nash, James Rapp

• Stockbridge-Munsee Community — Feasibility of Using Solar to Power the Health and Wellness Center

  Greg Bunker

• Ute Mountain Ute Tribe — 1 MW Solar Farm Feasibility Study

  Celene Hawkins

• Gila River Indian Community — Renewable Energy Feasibility Study (AZ)

  Rudy Mix

• Pascua Yaqui Tribe — Solar Feasibility Study (AZ)

  Maria Arvayo

• Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma — Assessment of Wind Resource on Tribal Land (OK)

  Robert Waters

• White Earth Reservation Tribal Council — Biogas/Biomass Feasibility Study

  Jerome Lhotka, Michael Triplett

• Standing Rock Sioux Tribe — Feasibility Study Supporting Wind Development and Establishment of Renewable Energy and Energy Development Office (ND)

  Fawn Wasin Zi (unable to attend; PowerPoint provided)

Renewable Energy Development and Deployment

• Hualapai Tribe — Hualapai Wind Energy Development (AZ)

  Mark Randall

• Campo Band of Mission Indians — Kumeyaay Wind II (CA)

  Mike Connolly

• Cherokee Nation Businesses — Cherokee Wind Energy Development (OK)

  Carol Wyatt

• Rosebud Sioux Tribes — North Antelope Highlands Wind Development Project (SD)

  Paul Valandra

• To'Hajiilee Economic Development, Inc. (TEDI) — Shandiin Solar Farm Development To'Hajiilee (NM)

  Delores Apache, Rob Burpo

• Oneida Seven Generations Corp. — A Waste-to-Energy Project

  William Cornelius