Yurok Tribe. Tribal Utility Feasibility Study (Final Report).

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关键词: Indian reservation;    Native Americans;    Energy management;    Electric utilities;    Energy conservation;   

RP-ID  :  DE2007910548

学科分类：工程和技术（综合）

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来源: National Technical Reports Library

【 摘 要 】

The Schatz Energy Research Center (SERC) assisted the Yurok Tribe in investigating the feasibility of creating a permanent energy services program for the Tribe. The original purpose of the DOE grant that funded this project was to determine the feasibility of creating a full-blown Yurok Tribal electric utility to buy and sell electric power and own and maintain all electric power infrastructure on the Reservation. The original project consultant found this opportunity to be infeasible for the Tribe. When SERC took over as project consultant, we took a different approach. We explored opportunities for the Tribe to develop its own renewable energy resources for use on the Reservation and/or off-Reservation sales as a means of generating revenue for the Tribe. We also looked at ways the Tribe can provide energy services to its members and how to fund such efforts.