HualapaiHualapai TribalTribal UtilityUtility ProjectProject

DOEDOE FirstFirst StepStepss PrograProgramm

JackJack EhrhardtEhrhardt -- HualapaiHualapai PlanningPlanning DirectorDirector WHOWHO WEWE AREARE

¾ ~1 MILLION ACRES IN NW ¾ 108 MILES OF THE ¾ 2500 Members ¾ Peach Springs Community ¾ ~240 electric customers ECONOMICECONOMIC SITUATIONSITUATION

¾¾ VeryVery RuRuralral-- LittleLittle opportunityopportunity forfor commercialcommercial developmentdevelopment ¾¾ RouteRoute 6666 passespasses throughthrough PeachPeach SpringsSprings ¾¾ RiverRiver RunnersRunners TourismTourism EnterpriseEnterprise ¾¾ HualapaiHualapai LodgeLodge ¾¾ GrandGrand CanyonCanyon WestWest TourismTourism EnterpriseEnterprise ¾¾ HuntingHunting andand FishingFishing ¾¾ TimberTimber EnergyEnergy SituationSituation

¾ MohaveMohave ElectricElectric SServeserves HualapaiHualapai ¾ 7575--milemile PowerlinePowerline toto HavasupaiHavasupai -- BIABIA ¾ NoNo PowerPower atat GrandGrand CanyonCanyon WestWest ¾ NoNo PowerPower toto mostmost ofof ReservationReservation ¾ WAPAWAPA AllocationAllocation SoldSold toto NTUANTUA ¾ ElectricElectric LoadLoad ~~ 800800 kilowattskilowatts ¾ EnergyEnergy Resources:Resources:

z Solar

z Wind EnergyEnergy ProjectsProjects

¾¾ EarthshipEarthship -- NatuNaturalral ResoResourceurcess OfOfficefice

z PassivePassive SolarSolar

z PhotovoltaicsPhotovoltaics

z WaterWater ConservationConservation SolarSolar WaterWater PipelinePipeline

¾ WaterWater forfor GrandGrand CanyonCanyon WestWest ¾ 2626 MilesMiles ¾ UpgradeUpgrade UnderwayUnderway GuanoGuano PointPoint

¾ 2.52.5 kilowattskilowatts forfor lights,lights, appliances,appliances, andand evapevap coolingcooling EnergyEnergy ProjectsProjects

¾¾ USDAUSDA--RUSRUS HighHigh EnergyEnergy CostCost RuralRural CommunitiesCommunities

z GrandGrand CanyonCanyon WestWest PowerPower ProjectProject ¾¾ BIABIA MineralMineral AssessmentAssessment ProgramProgram

z WindWind AssessmentAssessment ¾¾ DOEDOE FirstFirst StepsSteps TowardToward RenewablesRenewables DevelopmentDevelopment onon TribalTribal LandsLands

z TribalTribal UtilityUtility FeasibilityFeasibility StudyStudy GCWGCW PowerPower ProjectProject

¾¾ $2$2 MillionMillion GrantGrant -- RuralRural UtilitiesUtilities ServiceService ¾¾ 1212 kVkV undergroundunderground powerpower distributiondistribution systemsystem ¾¾ SolarSolar HybridHybrid PowerPower PlantPlant

z PhotovoltaicsPhotovoltaics oror ThermalThermal

z BioBio--dieseldiesel BackupBackup

z WindWind ¾¾ RFPRFP forfor DesignDesign--BuildBuild isis outout -- duedue 1010--2525 BIABIA WindWind AssessmentAssessment

¾ DOE 20-meter tower at Peach Springs

z Community Power Project

z Low Class 3 ¾ BIA 50-meter assessments

z Peach Springs - Community Power - 2-5 MW

z Blue Mountain - Wind Farm 5-10 MW

z Grand Canyon West - Integration with Solar Hybrid system

z Wind Energy Marketing to Arizona Power Authority, State Facilities, WAPA, APS, Others TribalTribal UtilityUtility

¾¾ DOEDOE FirstFirst StepStepss

z FeasibilityFeasibility ofof TribalTribal utilityutility toto operateoperate powerpower systemsystem atat GrandGrand CanyonCanyon WestWest

z FeasibilityFeasibility ofof tribaltribal taketake--overover ofof ReservationReservation utilityutility systemsystem GrandGrand CanyonCanyon WestWest

¾ CurrentlyCurrently 150,00150,00 touriststourists annuallyannually ¾ 90009000 acreacre developmentdevelopment ¾ NoNo OvernightOvernight accommodationsaccommodations ¾ DieselDiesel GensetsGensets GCWGCW PowerPower ProjectProject

¾ 5 miles of 12kV Underground Distribution Mini-grid ¾ Solar Hybrid Power System

z PV or Thermal

z Wind

z Bio Diesel

z Hydrogen TribalTribal UtilityUtility GCWGCW

¾ Feasibility Study

z Organizational Options

z Operate and Maintain GCW Power System

z Sell Power to Grand Canyon Resort Corporation

z Provide expansion

z Showcase advanced renewables technology in a pristine international setting ¾ Implementation Plan SystemSystem TakeoverTakeover

¾ Feasibility study for take over of Reservation electric service

z System condition and value study • Relation to

z Power Resources • WAPA Allocation • Purchase Power • Wind

z Organizational Options

z Rates and Policies

z Implementation Plan ProjectProject TeamTeam

¾¾ JackJack EhrhardtEhrhardt -- InfrastructureInfrastructure planningplanning ¾¾ LeonardLeonard GoldGold -- UtilityUtility OptionsOptions andand RatesRates ¾¾ KenKen SalineSaline -- LocalLocal UtilityUtility InterfaceInterface ¾¾ DeanDean SuageeSuagee -- CultureCulture andand SustainabilitySustainability ¾¾ MarkMark RandallRandall -- GCWGCW CoordinationCoordination ¾¾ TribalTribal EnvironmentalEnvironmental ReviewReview CommissionCommission -- OversightOversight