A free webinar called “Spending Energy Dollars Wisely" will take place Wednesday, May 31, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mountain Time. This webinar is part of the 2017 Expanding Tribal Energy Development Through Partnerships webinar series sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Indian Energy and the Western Area Power Administration.

Spending energy dollars wisely starts with understanding your current energy situation and prioritizing your energy opportunities. During this webinar, attendees will learn about a number of strategies, tools, and technical assistance opportunities to help develop a deliberate approach to maximizing energy dollars.

The webinar will begin with introductions from Randy Manion of the Western Area Power Administration and Lizana Pierce of the Office of Indian Energy.

Emma Legqvist of DOE's National Renewable Energy Laboratory will follow with an overview of tools and resources available to evaluate energy options, as well as information on the costs of various energy generation technologies.

Case studies from James Alexie of the Coeur d'Alene Tribe (Plummer, ID) and Craig Moore of the Tlingit Haida Regional Housing Authority (Juneau, AK) will describe successes and lessons learned in pursuing, developing, and implementing strategic approaches to wise energy investments.

There is no cost to attend the webinar, but advance registration is required. Register for the webinar.

If you've missed any of the webinars in our monthly series, you can listen to and download presentations from past webinars on our website.