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.