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.
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Celebrating Tribal Energy Successes at the 20th Annual Program Review
Agenda
Presentations
Monday, Nov. 14, 2022 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |