Yakama Nation Renewable Energy Plan
- Yakama Nation, Toppenish, WA (United States)
It is the intention of the Yakama Nation to make improvements on the Wapato Irrigation Project (WIP) for the benefit of all stakeholders. Water management, water conservation and water allocation on the Wapato Irrigation Project is equally as important as hydropower. Irrigation will always be the primary purpose of this water system, but the irrigation system can also generate energy. The purpose of this project is the purchase and installation of inflow water turbines to generate an additional one megawatt of hydro-electrical power. The project will occur in two phases, Environmental Assessment and Project Implementation. The core objective for this proposal is to meet the Yakama Nation’s goal in hydroelectric power development. This will include the installation of inflow water turbines on the Wapato Irrigation Project. The Yakama Nation will prepare an Environmental Assessment in preparation to purchase and install new water turbines for hydropower generation of 1 Megawatt. This is a valuable economic development strategy for Yakama Nation that will create new jobs, improve and increase rural electrification, and attract private investments. This water system has an untapped low head/low power potential without the need to construct a new dam. The objective of Phase 1 is to complete an environmental assessment and obtain approval to proceed with installation of the hydroelectric power system.
- Research Organization:
- Yakama Nation, Toppenish, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Energy Efficiency Office. Weatherization and Intergovernmental Programs Office
- Contributing Organization:
- Grant County PUD (United States); Wapato Irrigation Project (United States); Fulcrum Environmental (United States); NAES Power Company (United States); HDR Engineering (United States); Knight Piesold & Company (United States); JRONE Enterprises (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG36-08GO18122
- OSTI ID:
- 1345400
- Report Number(s):
- DOE-Yakama-01
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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