Addressing Regulatory Challenges to Tribal Solar Deployment (Abbreviated Final Technical Report)

Technical Report · Mon May 01 00:00:00 EDT 2023

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1975929· OSTI ID:1975929

Beshilas, Laura ^[1]; Anderson, M. J. ^[2]; Belding, Scott ^[1]; Dillon, Kelsey ^[2]; Drescher, Sara ^[2]; Glavin, Jake ^[2]; Martinez, Reuben ^[3]; Wadsack, Karin ^[1]; Weber, Elizabeth ^[1]

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1. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
2. Midwest Tribal Energy Resources Association (MTERA), Milwaukee, WI (United States)
3. Renewable Northwest, Portland, OR (United States)

Tribal land in the United States represents approximately 2% of the country’s total landmass and holds more than 5% of the solar photovoltaic potential (Doris, Lopez, and Beckley 2013). Though many Tribes have explored options to install solar photovoltaic (PV) generation capacity on their land, regulatory hurdles have often prevented them from doing so. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and the Midwest Tribal Energy Resources Association (MTERA) partnered on this 3-year project, Addressing Regulatory Challenges to Tribal Solar Deployment. The project sought to unlock Tribal solar potential by bringing together Tribal, regulatory, utility, and other stakeholders to articulate key barriers to Tribal solar PV adoption and develop replicable solutions.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Solar Energy Technologies Office
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308
• Other Award/Contract Number: FOA-0002064
• OSTI ID: 1975929
• Report Number(s): NREL/TP--7A40-86133; MainId:86906; UUID:d259ed25-eefe-4173-bfee-3a26bdb54d10; MainAdminID:69633
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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14 SOLAR ENERGY
29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
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