DOE OFFICE OF INDIAN ENERGY Indian Country Energy & Infrastructure Working Group. October 6, Chris Deschene Director, Office of Indian Energy

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1 DOE OFFICE OF INDIAN ENERGY Indian Country Energy & Infrastructure Working Group October 6, 2016 Chris Deschene Director, Office of Indian Energy

2 OUR MISSION To maximize the development and deployment of energy solutions for the benefit of American Indians and Alaska Natives OUR VISION To be the premier federal office for providing tribal communities and Alaska Native villages with the knowledge, skills and resources needed to implement successful strategic energy solutions Rosebud Sioux s (SD) Little Soldier Turbine (First 750 kw Turbine on Tribal Lands in contiguous U.S.)

3 The President s Message To Tribes The United States shares a sacred bond with our Native nations Every day that I have the honor to serve as your President, I will do everything I can to meet that responsibility, and honor that trust, and to do right by your nations, and your children and future generations. - President Obama, Tribal Nations Conference, December, 2014

4 Reality of 567 Federally Recognized Tribes Staggering gaps between Indian Country and the rest of the U.S. American Indian and Alaska Native households in large tribal areas are more than 3 times as likely to live in overcrowded housing and more than 11 times as likely to live in housing without adequate plumbing Poverty and unemployment rates among American Indian and Alaska Natives living in tribal areas in were at least twice as high as those among non-indians nationally Ready access to electricity is still considered a luxury in many tribal communities as many as 15,000 Navajo homes about 30% still lack electricity More than 175 remote Alaska village populations rely almost exclusively on diesel fuel for electricity generation and heating oil for heat. In some rural Alaska communities, electricity costs exceed $1.00/kilowatthour (kwh) more than 8 times the national average of $0.12/kWh U.S. Department of Energy Office of Indian Energy 4

5 Resource Potential: 48 Contiguous States 4 While American Indian land comprises ~2% of the total U.S. land base, it represents an estimated 5% of the total U.S. renewable energy generation potential. The total generation potential for renewable energy generation on tribal lands is 21 billion megawatt hours (MWh). U.S. Department of Energy Office of Indian Energy 5

6 Resource Potential: Alaska Alaska s solar resource is comparable to that of Germany, which leads the world in PV installations with more than 38,500 megawatts (MW) of solar installed as of October U.S. Department of Energy Office of Indian Energy 6

7 The Secretary s Message To Tribes Energy resources can promote economic development and a better quality of life in Indian Country, the Department of Energy is committed to working with tribal governments to maximize the development and deployment of energy solutions for the benefit of Native Americans and Alaska Natives. - Secretary Moniz, 2015 National Tribal Energy Summit

8 Strengthening Tribal Communities, Sustaining Future Generations Authorized under Title V of the Energy Policy Act (EPAct) to provide, direct, foster, coordinate, and implement energy planning, education, management, conservation, and delivery programs of the Department that 1. promote Indian tribal energy development, efficiency, and use; 2. reduce or stabilize energy costs; 3. enhance and strengthen Indian tribal energy and economic infrastructure relating to natural resource development and electrification; and 4. bring electrical power and service to Indian land and the homes of tribal members located on Indian lands or acquired, constructed, or improved (in whole or in part) with Federal funds. 8

9 DOE s Investment in Tribal Energy Projects 4 DOE has invested $48 million in 183 tribal clean energy projects valued at $93.6 million ( ). DOE s investments were leveraged by $45.6 million in tribal cost-share. Tangible results of those shared investments include: Retrofitting 70 tribal buildings saving tribes more than 10 million kilowatt-hours of energy and $2.5 million per year Completing energy audits on more than 250 tribal buildings Moving more than 580 MW of potential new renewable energy generation into development Supporting tribes and Alaska Native villages in assessing the potential for more than 4 gigawatts of new renewable energy generation Providing training to more than 170 tribal project participants U.S. Department of Energy Office of Indian Energy 9

10 Information & Outreach: Conferences, Resource Library, Website, Roundtables Large Scale Access to Capital For large community and commercial scale projects, Financial Assistance, Tribal Loan Guarantee Program Current Financial Assistance: Dependent on FY Appropriations. Facility, Community, and limited Commercial Scale Advancing Tribal Energy Development Capacity Building: Tribal Leader Forums, Online educational curriculum, In-person workshops, Tribal webinar series Technical Assistance: On Demand TA, Strategic Energy Planning, Project Development Support Competitive Technical Assistance Programs: START, Inter Tribal Capacity Building competitive program 10

11 FY Accomplishments Vulnerability Study Solar Energy Prospecting in Remote Alaska Sustainable Energy for Rural Alaska Dept. of Interior Arctic Coordination IE Internships Baseline Studies Partners/ MOU IE Business Roundtables National Tribal Summit Director & Dep. Director, Sr. Policy Advisor Strategic Roadmap 2025 White House Council on NA Funding Initiatives & Awards Finance Roundtable Fossil Roundtable IE Policy Initiatives Energy Subgroup $6M Deployment $9M Deployment $ 7M Intertribal Providers Network $1M RACEEC IE Deployment Innovation 11

12 Promote Energy Development Reduce or Stabilize Energy Costs Enhance Energy and Economic Infrastructure Foster Electrification Support Energy Initiatives U.S. Department of Energy Office of Indian Energy 12

13 A Path to Economic Sovereignty: Changing the Paradigm Strategic Target Areas People, Communications, Operational Structure Partnerships, Relationships, Communications, Reputation Institutionalize the Office of Indian Energy Advance Indian Energy Policy Maximize Services to Indian Country U.S. Department of Energy Office of Indian Energy 13

14 2016 Priorities Deployment Technical Assistance Financial Assistance Education & Capacity Building Inter-Tribal Energy Providers Network Innovation Mission Innovation and Regional Partnerships Facilitating Public Private Partnerships Cross-cut & Demonstration Projects Clean Energy Economy Ecosystem Integration Policy National Tribal Energy Policy Development Studies and Analysis of Applied Research Providing Analysis of Local Impacts and Opportunities Arctic Integration Policy 14

15 Innovation Program Business Roundtables National Strategic Plan INNOVATION Tribes Tribal Energy Institute National Tribal Energy Summit National Intertribal Organization 15

16 Office of Indian Energy: FY 2017 Budget Request Dollars in Thousands FY 2015 Enacted FY 2015 Current FY 2016 Enacted FY 2017 Request FY 2017 vs FY 2016 Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs Program Direction 1,271 1,271 3,200 4,800 +1,600 Technical Assistance 3,739 3,739 2,900 6,000 +3,100 Tribal Energy Grant Program 10,990 10,990 9,900 12,130 +2,230 Total, Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs 16,000 16,000 16,000 22,930 +6,930 Federal FTEs Funds Direct Technical Assistance ($6 million) to meet the demand that has doubled since Funds Financial Assistance ($12 million) in the form of grants for deployment of innovative energy systems and technologies; the efficient delivery of technical assistance through the Intertribal Technical Assistance Networks; and DOE Grid Modernization and Energy-Water Nexus Crosscuts. Provides 6 more FTEs within Program Direction ($4.8 million) that are critical to carry out the programs, especially in the remote communities in Alaska and the Arctic. Implements renewable energy targets of the National Strategy for the Arctic Region (NSAR). U.S. Department of Energy Office of Indian Energy 16 16

17 Indian Country Thanks You! U.S. Department of Energy Office of Indian Energy 17

18 Christopher Clark Deschene Director Office of Indian Energy Policy & Programs Department of Energy (202) Website: U.S. Department of Energy Office of Indian Energy 18