HualapaiHualapai TribalTribal UtilityUtility ProjectProject
DOEDOE FirstFirst StepStepss PrograProgramm
JackJack EhrhardtEhrhardt -- HualapaiHualapai PlanningPlanning DirectorDirector WHOWHO WEWE AREARE
¾ ~1 MILLION ACRES IN NW ARIZONA ¾ 108 MILES OF THE GRAND CANYON 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 Havasupai
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