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Inspiring. Motivating. Magical. These are all words used to describe the 2022 Annual Program Review held November 14–18 in Denver, Colorado. Text version of the video.

U.S. Department of Energy

The 2022 Program Review took place Nov. 14-18 in Denver.

This annual event is an opportunity for Indian tribes to meet, learn from other tribes who are pursuing energy self-sufficiency, and share in each other's successes.

The Program Review features project status updates from tribes across the nation who are leveraging Office of Indian Energy grant funding to deploy clean energy technology.

View the presentations below.

View photos from the event on Flickr.

Monday, Nov. 14, 2022

Tribes/Affiliation Presenter(s) Presentations
U.S. Department of Energy and Navajo Nation   Welcome and Invocation
U.S. Department of Energy  Lizana Pierce DOE Indian Energy Program Overview
U.S. Department of Energy  Lizana Pierce DOE Indian Energy Team Introductions
Ute Mountain Ute Tribe Scott Clow (1) Towaoc Housing Solar Initiative; (2) White Mesa Solar Initiative
Blackfeet Community College Melissa Weatherwax; Helen Augare Blackfeet Community College Sustainable Energy Project
Picuris Pueblo Indian Tribe  Les Rubin Pueblo of Picuris Community Solar System Phase II
Oneida Indian Nation of New York Karen Six Oneida Indian Nation's Facility Energy Efficiency Project

Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022

Tribes/Affiliation Presenter(s) Presentations
Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria  Tim Campbell Graton Renewable Energy Efficiency Network (GREEN)
Hughes Village Council David Messier Sustainable Solar Energy for Hughes Village (Hudotl'eekk'e Tribe)
Spokane Indian Housing Authority Clyde Abrahamson (1) Children of the Sun Energy Infrastructure Initiative; (2) Spokane Reservation Residential Solar Energy Project
San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians John Flores (1) SPBMI Microgrid
San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians John Flores (2) SPBMI Community Solar 1
Rincon San Luiseño Band of Mission Indians Vice Chair Tishmall Turner (1) Rincon Solar Microgrids Project; (2) Rincon Government Center Microgrid Project
Seminole Tribe of Florida Harvey Rambarath (1) Seminole Rural Reservation Resiliency Initiative; (2) Seminole Rural Reservation Resiliency - Brighton Solar
Forest County Potawatomi Community Jerry Hauber (1) New Community Center Integrated EEMs and Solar PV; (2) Community-Scale Solar PV for the FCPC

Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022

Tribes/Affiliation Presenter(s) Presentations
Igiugig Village Council Karl Hill; Jon Salmon A Resilient and Autonomous Microgrid Powered by Marine Renewable Energy for the Village of Igiugig, Alaska
Nuvista Light and Electric Cooperative, Incorporated  Sean Glasheen Nuvista Kwethluk Energy Storage (NKES)
Togiak Natives Limited Dustin Madden Togiak Heat Recovery Project
Northwest Arctic Borough Ingemar Mathiasson High Penetration Solar and Battery Project in Noatak, Alaska
Alaska Village Electric Cooperative Forest Button Stebbins and St. Michael Wind Energy Construction Project
Kipnuk Light Plant Dennis Meiners Kipnuk Light Plant Battery Energy Storage Project
Village of Chefornak Anna Abraham; Anna Larson; Dennis Meiners Village of Chefornak Battery Energy Storage Project
Unalakleet Native Corporation  Brian Hirsch Unalakleet Microgrid Optimization for Tribal Community Resilience
Native Village of Tyonek Justin Trenton Tyonek Energy Efficiency Project
Village of Aniak Laura Simeon; Daisy Phillips Aniak Energy Efficiency Retrofit Project
Akiachak Native Community Edward George Akiachak Energy Efficiency Retrofit Project

Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022

Tribes/Affiliation Presenter(s) Presentations
San Xavier District of Tohono O'odham Nation Sandi Alvarez; Richard Grihalva; John Baskett San Xavier District Solar Energy Project for the Administration Building and the Education Center
Rosebud Sioux Tribe Ken Haukaas Sicangu Village Solar Project
Spirit Lake Tribe Jim Yockey 1.5 MW Community Wind Energy Project Near Fort Totten
Quinault Indian Nation Michael Cardwell Taholah Relocation Integrated Energy System
Penobscot Indian Nation Michael Burgess Green Building Project: Energy Efficiency and Energy Production at the Community Tribal Building (no slides available)
Oglala Sioux (Lakota) Housing Tom Allen Oglala Omaste 2020
Pala Band of Mission Indians Shasta Guaughen Pala Community Microgrids Project
Hualapai Indian Tribe Bill Cyr Building Resiliency into the Grand Canyon West Micro-Grid
Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation Maureen Dionne; Terry Sukut Fort Peck Tribes Wellness Center Energy Project (WCEP)
Northern Cheyenne Tribe David Riley White River Community Solar on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation
Bishop Paiute Tribe Brian Adkins Bishop Paiute Tribe Residential Solar Program - Phase IV

Friday, Nov. 18, 2022

Tribes/Affiliation Presenter(s) Presentations
The Navajo Nation Tribal Government - Kayenta Chapter Shane Murphy; Mingxi Liu A Resilient Solar-Based Autonomous Microgrid Solution
Coeur d’Alene Tribe Tiffany Allgood Senior Housing Complex - Energy Efficiency and Solar Energy Project
Muckleshoot Indian Tribe Aaron Arterberry Muckleshoot Indian Tribe - Energy Deployment
Pueblo of Laguna  Leonard Ludi; Malcolm Bowekaty Pueblo of Laguna - Village Community Solar
Karuk Tribe Mike Rose; Barry Coe; John McDonnell Community Scale Solar Energy Generating Systems
Lummi Indian Business Council Sean Lawrence Health and Wellness Center Solar PV Project