Tribal Wind Assessment by the Eastern Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River Reservation

Pete, Belvin ; Perry, Jeremy W. ; Stump, Raphaella Q.

Eastern Shoshone Tribe of Wind River

关键词: Capacity;    Economics;    Environmental Impacts;    Rivers;    Planning;   

DOI  :  10.2172/963304
RP-ID  :  GO16026
RP-ID  :  FG36-06GO16026
RP-ID  :  963304

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

The Tribes, through its consultant and advisor, Distributed Generation Systems (Disgen) -Native American Program and Resources Division, of Lakewood CO, assessed and qualified, from a resource and economic perspective, a wind energy generation facility on tribal lands. The goal of this feasibility project is to provide wind monitoring and to engage in preproject planning activities designed to provide a preliminary evaluation of the technical, economic, social and environmental feasibility of developing a sustainable, integrated wind energy plan for the Eastern Shoshone and the Northern Arapahoe Tribes, who resides on the Wind River Indian Reservation. The specific deliverables of the feasibility study are: 1) Assessments of the wind resources on the Wind River Indian Reservation 2) Assessments of the potential environmental impacts of renewable development 3) Assessments of the transmission capacity and capability of a renewable energy project 4) Established an economic models for tribal considerations 5) Define economic, cultural and societal impacts on the Tribe