Community-scale PV System Installation Award Number: DE-EE0006952 CX(s) Applied: A9, B5.16 Office of Indian Energy Date: 05/26/2016 Location(s): ND Office(s): Golden Field Office
Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance
May 26, 2016
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Community-scale PV System Installation
Award Number: DE-EE0006952
CX(s) Applied: A9, B5.16
Officeof Indian Energy
Date: 05/26/2016
Location(s): ND
Office(s): Golden Field Office
DOE is proposing to provide funding to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe (SRST) to install a commercially available approximately 636 kW or ground and/or roof mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) system at five Sitting Bull College (SBC) buildings located on Tribal lands in Sioux County, North Dakota. The system is anticipated to be installed at three separate locations ranging in size from 36 kW to 300 kW near or on the buildings that would be connected to the system. At least one of the systems is anticipated to be ground mounted so SBC could have a demonstration area for visitors, potential students, dignitaries, etc. Although DOE understands that the installation would be a combination of roof mounted and ground mounted arrays, for the purposed of this NEPA review DOE has considered potential impacts associated with scenarios of all arrays being ground mounted and all arrays being roof mounted to ensure that impacts are considered regardless of the mounting type or installation location on the SBC campus.