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Blackfeet Nationnation Energyenergy Organizationorganization Developmentdevelopment

Blackfeet Nationnation Energyenergy Organizationorganization Developmentdevelopment

BlackfeetBlackfeet NationNation EnergyEnergy OrganizationOrganization DevelopmentDevelopment

FirstFirst SteSteppss toto RenewableRenewable EnergyEnergy GrantGrant AwardedAwarded byby DepartmentDepartment ofof EnergyEnergy PresentedPresented byby JeriJeri LawrenceLawrence BlackfeetBlackfeet RenewableRenewable EnergyEnergy DireDirectorctor IntroductionIntroduction

•• TheThe BlackfeetBlackfeet ReservReservationation isis locatedlocated inin GlacierGlacier andand PoPonderandera CountiesCounties ofof .Montana. •• NorthweNorthwesternstern partpart ofof thethe statestate atat thethe easterneastern basebase ofof thethe RockyRocky MountainsMountains •• 1,1, 525,525, 671671 acres,acres, MeasuMeasurriningg 5252 milesmiles atat itsits longestlongest pointpoint andand 5858 milesmiles atat thethe widest,widest, •• sharesshares itsits westernwestern boundaryboundary withwith GlacGlacierier NatioNationnalal ParkPark andand itsits northenorthernrn boundaryboundary withwith thethe provinceprovince ofof ,Alberta, Canada.Canada. IntroductionIntroduction

•• TheThe unemploymentunemployment raterate ofof thethe BlackfeetBlackfeet ReservationReservation aveaverragesages roughlyroughly 6363%.%. •• TotalTotal populationpopulation ofof thethe eenntiretire reservationreservation isis approximatelyapproximately 10,100.10,100. •• 15,35515,355 enrolledenrolled members,members, 8,0008,000 ofof whomwhom areare livingliving onon thethe reservation.reservation. •• 4,5004,500 descendentsdescendents ofof enrolledenrolled tribaltribal membersmembers livingliving onon thethe reservation.reservation. WindWind PowerPower foforr thethe WastewaterWastewater TreatmentTreatment PlantPlant

•• In late 1999, the Town of Browning, Montana and the installed four Bergey Excel 10-kilowatt (kW) wind turbines adjacent to the Town's sewage treatment plant. •• Turbines provided about one-quarter of the plant's electricity, displacing energy bought from the grid. WindWind PowerPower foforr thethe WastewaterWastewater TreatmentTreatment PlantPlant

•• This project was funded primarily with a DOE grant ($180,000 cash). Other project participants also made cash and in-kind contributions (Blackfeet Housing Authority, $25,000 cash; Town of Browning, $25,000 cash; Siyeh, $5,000 in-kind). •• Browning has a significant wind resource. Because the project objective is to displace grid electricity, the site had to be located adjacent to the treatment plant. •• Installation: Siyeh and Marty Wilde of Coyote Energy Inc. coordinated the construction of the civil works. •• Community Involvement: Local manpower was used to construct the civil works and install the turbine. WindWind PowerPower forfor thethe CommunityCommunity Small-Scale Utility Grade Wind Turbine Demonstration & Feasibility Study (1994-1996) |

•The project included measurement of wind resource at several sites on the reservation, and the installation and operation of a utility- grade 100-kilowatt wind turbine. •The turbine supplied electricity to the tribal community college, and excess power was sold to the local utility. FirstFirst StepsSteps toto RenewableRenewable EnergyEnergy GGrrantant :: BlackfeetBlackfeet EnergyEnergy OrganizOrganizaatiotionn DeveloDevelopmentpment

•• ToTo enterenter thethe arenaarena ofof commercialcommercial energyenergy supplysupply andand marketingmarketing contracts,contracts, itit isis nenecessarycessary forfor thethe BlackfeetBlackfeet NatioNationn toto bebe aa recognirecognizedzed energyenergy developmentdevelopment organizorganizaation.tion. •• InIn orderorder toto makemake profitableprofitable largelarge--scalescale powerpower arrangemarrangements,ents, thethe energyenergy developmedevelopmentnt orgaorganinizazationationall entientityty mustmust mamaiinntatainin stastabbiilliityty outsioutsiddee ofof tribtribalal ppoolicylicy vvaariationriationss anandd turnoturnoveversrs inin TribTribalal politics.politics. ItIt isis necessarynecessary toto developdevelop neneww organizorganizaationstions oror institutionsinstitutions toto effectivelyeffectively implementimplement ourour tribaltribal energyenergy plansplans andand projects.projects. ProjectProject Objective:Objective: •• TheThe BlackfeetBlackfeet NatioNationn shallshall furtherfurther pursuepursue allall renewablerenewable energyenergy developmentdevelopment effortsefforts byby implementingimplementing aa tribaltribal energyenergy organizorganizaationtion throughthrough thethe accomplishmentaccomplishment ofof thesethese objectives:objectives: •• 1)1) Explore,Explore, develodevelopp && implementimplement aa TribalTribal EnergyEnergy OrganizationOrganization •• 2)2) ReviseRevise thethe StrategicStrategic EnergyEnergy DeveloDevelopmentpment PlanPlan •• 3)3) DeveDevelolopp ourour managemenmanagementt capabcapabilitilitiesies •• 4)4) SerServvee asas aa resoresourceurce forfor tribtribalal leleadaders,ers, programs,programs, members.members. ProgressProgress toto DateDate

•• Four (4) meetings •• Assembled Blackfeet wind •• Professional Consultant resource data, hired publications, documents •• Drafted Energy •• Assessing various Organization Articles of Funding and Financing Inc. for Blackfeet REI Strategies for securing a Program Director hired stable Energy •• Program Director hired Organization •• Established Renewable Energy Program •• Explored Energy Energy Program Organization Alternatives •• Renewable Energy Committee formed •• TEPA for environmental Committee formed review in development RenewableRenewable EnergyEnergy DevelopmentDevelopment OpportunitiesOpportunities RenewableRenewable EnergyEnergy DevelopmentDevelopment OpportunitiesOpportunities RenewableRenewable EnergyEnergy DevelopmentDevelopment OpportunitiesOpportunities RenewableRenewable EnergyEnergy DevelopmentDevelopment OpportunitiesOpportunities

•• St.St. MaryMary CanalCanal RehabilitationRehabilitation ProjectProject •• DesignDesign && EngineeringEngineering plansplans areare conduciveconducive forfor producingproducing HydropowHydropowerer RenewableRenewable EnergyEnergy DevelopmentDevelopment OpportunitiesOpportunities

•• FuelsFuels forfor SchoolsSchools ProjectProject ––coordinatingcoordinating withwith thethe BrowningBrowning PublicPublic SchoolSchool DistrictDistrict && BlackfeetBlackfeet ForestryForestry DevelopmentDevelopment ProgramProgram toto provideprovide woodwood chipschips toto newnew schoolschool •• BiodiesalBiodiesal ProjectProject (small(small scale)scale) currentlycurrently assessingassessing otherother opportunitiesopportunities RenewableRenewable EnergyEnergy DevelopmentDevelopment OpportunitiesOpportunities ContactContact

•• JeriJeri LawLawrrence,ence, BlackfeetBlackfeet RenewRenewaableble EnergyEnergy ProgramProgram •• P.O.P.O. BoxBox 850,850, Browning,Browning, MTMT 5941759417 •• PhonePhone (406)338(406)338--51945194 •• FaxFax (40(4066)338)338--75307530 •• Email:Email: [email protected]@hotmail.com