Solar Energy Implementation Strategies on Picuris Pueblo
- Utah State Univ., Logan, UT (United States)
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Picuris Pueblo is a small tribal community in Northern New Mexico consisting of about 306 members and 86 homes. Picuris Pueblo has made advances with renewable energy implementation, including the installation of a 1 megawatt photovoltaic (PV) array. This array has provided the tribe with economic and other benefits that contribute toward the tribe's goal of tribal sovereignty. The tribe is seeking to implement more PV generation as well as battery energy storage systems. Picuris Pueblo is considering different implementation methods, including the formation of a microgrid system. This report studies the potential implementation of a PV and battery storage microgrid system and the associated benefits and challenges. The benefits of a microgrid system include cost savings, increased resiliency, and increased tribal sovereignty and align with the tribe's goals of becoming energy independent and lowering the cost of electricity.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Office of Indian Energy Policy & Programs (IE)
- DOE Contract Number:
- NA0003525
- OSTI ID:
- 1901497
- Report Number(s):
- SAND2022-16653; 712367
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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