SEPTEMBER 17, 2008

DEBBY TEWARENEWABLE & TRIBAL ENERGY COORDINATOR

ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE – ENERGY OFFICE

Housing & Urban Development:Energy Efficiency, Renewables, and

Green Building in Housing Programs

ARIZONA ENERGY OFFICE – TRIBAL ENERGY PROGRAM PROVIDES “SOLAR ELECTRICITY 101” IN TRIBAL COMMUNITIES WHO ARE SEEKING TO UTILIZE PHOTOVOLTAICS OR

SOLAR ENERGY FOR RESIDENTIAL OR COMMERCIAL APPLICATION.

Best Practices: Renewable Projects in Indian Country

Methods of Deliverables

Conferences Southwest Energy Peer Exchange,

keynote Winona LaDukeGreen Building Workshops in

Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community & Ft. Mohave Indian Community

PV Theory & Hands-on WorkshopParticipants learn classroom theory & hands-on PV installation

PV Load Analysis & Battery O& M WorkshopParticipants learn to analyze energy loads and understand basic electricity and solar energy

Southwest Energy Peer Exchange

Business DevelopmentFinancing: Renewable Energy Credits & Power Purchase AgreementsTribal Energy Programs: DOE Tribal Energy Program, Inter-Tribal Council of Arizona, Council of Resource Tribes, BIA – Energy & Minerals DevelopmentTribal Energy Projects: Wind, Woody Biomass Heating, Desert Rock Transmission, Energy EfficiencyUtilities: AMPS, TOUA, APS

Green Building Workshop

Energy Conservation, Efficiency, Renewable Energy and Water ConservationRenewable Technology, Green Building Materials, Certification, Developing your Green Building ProgramImplementing Codes in your CommunityIntegrating Renewable Energy into your Community Plan

PV Theory and Hands-On Workshop

Classroom Training on PV Theory and Energy Load Sizing 

PV Theory & Hands-On Workshop

Inclination Solar PathfinderVoltage and AmperageMeasurements

PV Theory & Hands-On Workshop

Battery Interconnection              Charge Controller and Inverter               Combiner Box

PV Theory & Hands-On Workshop

1 kilo‐Watt Photovoltaic System

PV Installation Team

Tribal Rural Electrification Project

Photovoltaic (PV) modules provided by Arizona State University.Tucson Electric Power with the Balance of System Grant Partnership with Tribal Utility or Tribal Organization.o Unserved Tribal ResidencesAEO – Tribal Renewable Energy Program

– Education & Coordination.

Partners

Partners

Challenges

Nationwide 14.2% of Native American households have no access to electricity. Arizona accounts for more than half of the households without electricity.Nine Tribes in Arizona have significant number of homes without electricity.Necessary distribution systems are not in place to provide grid-connected power to these households.

Source: Energy Information Administration (2003)

Conclusion

Seed sustainable tribal and rural cooperative solar program.Assist tribal community colleges, trade schools, and high school technical programs.Develop skilled workers.Lead to large sustainable market for solar with tribal utility authorityImprove health and safety.

Debby TewaRenewable & Tribal Energy Coordinator

E-mail: DeborahT@azcommerce.comVoice: 602-771-1241www.azcommerce.com

Questions?