Final Report - Development of a Strategic Energy Plan

Maracas, Kate ; Hooks, Todd

Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, Palm Springs, CA

关键词: Mountains;    Energy Strategic Energy Plan, Tribal Energy;    Economic Development;    29 Energy Planning, Policy And Economy;    Planning;   

DOI  :  10.2172/896190
RP-ID  :  DOE GO15173
RP-ID  :  FG36-05GO15173
RP-ID  :  896190

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians was awarded a grant under the U.S. Department of Energy’s (“DOE”) Tribal Energy Program to develop a comprehensive Tribal energy plan. The grant, awarded under DOE’s First Steps program, supported the development of a strategic energy plan that integrates with the Tribe’s overall planning and economic development goals, and aligns with Tribal cultural, social, political, and spiritual values. The Tribe set out to incorporate its energy plan into (i) a broader economic development strategy developed by investigators at the University of California at Riverside, and (ii) the overarching goals for job-creation and wealth-creation that are held by both the Tribe and the surrounding Coachella Valley. With these wide-ranging objectives in mind, the Tribe and its consultant, Red Mountain Energy Partners, engaged in a phased approach to creating the strategic energy plan. As illustrated in Figure 1 below, the proposed approach involved both “serial” and “parallel” activities. The capacity-building component of this approach occurred throughout the duration of the project period.