Southwest Tribal Energy Peer Exchange

Over 90 people attended the Southwest Tribal Energy Peer Exchange on September 25 - 26, 2007 at the Sheraton Phoenix Airport Hotel in Tempe, Arizona. The energy-related presentations focused on business development, financing, tribal energy programs and projects, renewable energy technologies, and utility formation. Participants heard needs and concerns of colleagues from other Southwest Tribes and had the opportunity to network and brainstorm with peers. In addition, The Arizona Department of Commerce Energy Office was honored to have Winona LaDuke, Executive Director of Honor the Earth, as a keynote speaker.

Peer Exchange Power Point Presentations are listed below (in blue text).

DAY 1 – SEPTEMBER 25

8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
WELCOME & OPENING
    Remarks: Marnie Hodahkwen, Policy Advisor, Tribal Affairs, Office of Governor Janet Napolitano

9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
    Moderator: Tony Skrelunas, Native American Program Director, Grand Canyon Trust
• Shonto Renewable Energy Business Development
     Presenter: Jonathan Nez , Council Delegate, Shonto Community Governance
• Renewable Technologies on Tribal Lands
    Presenter: David S. Melton, Principal, Sacred Power
• Community Involvement
    Presenter: Thelma E. Antonio, Energy Program Coordinator, Laguna Utility Authority
• Arizona Tribal Energy Programs
    Presenter: Deborah Tewa, Renewable and Tribal Energy Coordinator, Energy Office,
    Arizona Department of Commerce

10:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
FINANCING
    Moderator: Dave Castillo
• Renewable Energy Certificates: Enabling Markets for Renewable Energy
    Presenter: Jennifer Martin, Director, Certification and Analysis, Center for Resource Solutions
• Renewable Energy Financing Options on Tribal Lands
    Presenter: Jonny BearCub Stiffarm, Business Development Manager, Western Region, Native Energy
• Power Purchase Agreements
    Presenter: Carolyn Stewart, Partner/Principal, Red Mountain Tribal Energy

12:00 p.m.
LUNCH - Sponsored by Sandia National Laboratories
    Keynote Speaker: Winona LaDuke, Executive Director, Honor the Earth

1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
ELECTRICITY 101
• Introduction to Electrical Terminology & Electrical Utility Systems
    Presenter: Roger Wright, Utility System Support Specialist, Aha-Macav Power Service

TRIBAL ENERGY PROGRAMS
    Moderator: Paul Dearhouse, Community Development Specialist, Inter-Tribal Council of Arizona
• DOE Tribal Energy Program
    Presenter: Sandra Begay-Campbell, Native American Renewable Energy Program Development,
    Sandia National Laboratories
• Inter-Tribal Environmental Professions
    Presenter: Cal Seciwa, Director, Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals, Northern Arizona University
• DOE Tribal Energy Program
    Presenter: Faline Haven, Tribal Energy Program, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
• Renewable Energy Opportunities in Indian Country
    Presenter: Roger B. Fragua, Deputy Director, Council of Energy Resource Tribes
• Bureau of Indian Affairs – Energy & Minerals Development
    Presenter: Scott Haase, Division of Energy and Minerals Development, Bureau of Indian Affairs

3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
TRIBAL ENERGY PROJECTS
    Moderator: Sandra Begay-Campbell, Native American Renewable Energy Program Development,
    Sandia National Laboratories
• Wind Feasibility Study for a Utility-Scale Wind Project
    Presenter: Norman Honie Jr., Director, Office of Mining & Mineral Resources, The Hopi Tribe
• Plans for BIA/Tribal Facility Woody Biomass Heating
    Presenter: John Waconda, Regional Forester, Division of Natural Resources, Bureau of Indian Affairs
• Desert Rock Transmission
    Presenter: Steven C. Begay, General Manager, Diné Power Authority
• Energy Efficiency
    Presenter: Jerry Rhody, Project/Energy Manager, Facilities Management Division, Pascua Yaqui Tribe

DAY TWO - SEPTEMBER 26

9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
UTILITIES
    Moderator: Faline Haven, Tribal Energy Program, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
• Renewable Energy Technologies & Arizona Resources
    Presenter: Curt Brechtel, Renewable Generation Leader, Arizona Public Service Company

TRIBAL UTILITY
• Tribal Utility Formation
    Presenter: Darrold Hobbs, Line Superintendent, Tohono O’odham Utility Authority

10:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
LET’S TALK! ENERGY CAFÉ
    Facilitator: Deborah Tewa, Renewable and Tribal Energy Coordinator, Energy Office,
    Arizona Department of Commerce

11:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
WRAP-UP

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