Ute Mountain Ute Tribe Community-Scale Solar Project (Final Technical Report)
- UTE Mountain UTE Tribe, Towaoc, CO (United States); Ute Mountain Ute Tribe
Deployment of Community-Scale solar power has been a goal of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe (Tribe) for several years. The 1 MW AC photovoltaic power facility was built to power Tribal facilities in a manner that would allow the Tribe to credit residents’ electric bills and Tribal government electric bills with the dollar equivalent of the power generated. Other accomplished project objectives, in addition to learning the intricacies of such an endeavor, included strengthening the relationship with the local electric cooperative and their primary power provider, analysis of the generation and operations and maintenance during a one-year test phase, workforce development and training, and using the project to plan and drive future community scale solar projects. The Tribe’s vision of a net-zero electrical independence for its communities became a clearer reality with this project.
- Research Organization:
- UTE Mountain UTE Tribe, Towaoc, CO (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Indian Energy Policy & Programs (IE)
- DOE Contract Number:
- IE0000095
- OSTI ID:
- 1861005
- Report Number(s):
- Final-Techical-Report-DE-IE0000095-UMUT
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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