DOE/EA-2314: Tanana Chiefs Conference Alaska Tribal Energy Sovereignty, Huslia, Alaska

Summary

This environmental assessment (EA) evaluates the potential environmental impacts of funding the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of high-penetration solar photovoltaic (PV) arrays and battery energy storage systems (BESS) as part of the existing microgrid in Huslia, Alaska.

The Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC) Alaska Tribal Energy Sovereignty Project was competitively selected for a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) financial assistance award under the Energy Improvements in Rural or Remote Areas Program fiscal year 2024 funding opportunity, DE-FOA-0003428. The project and award would assist with deploying high-penetration solar PV and BESS into existing microgrids in up to eight remote tribal communities currently relying on diesel for 100 percent of their electrical production. This EA covers the systems planned for the Village of Huslia, Alaska.

For more information, see Energy Improvements in Rural or Remote Areas.