DOE - Office of Indian Energy Givey Kochanowski Alaska Program Manager (907) 271-1423 givey.kochanowski@hq.doe.gov 510 L. Street, Suite 420 Anchorage, AK 99501 1
DOE OFFICE OF INDIAN ENERGY DOE Alaska Native Energy Initiatives Alaska Wood Energy Conference April 17, 2014
Program Overview What we do Who we serve Spectrum of support Examples Resources How to take advantage of this support
What we do Promote Indian tribal energy development, efficiency and use Reduce or stabilize energy costs Enhance and strengthen Indian tribal energy and economic infrastructure relating to natural resource development and electrification Bring electrical power and service to Indian land and the homes of tribal members Energy Policy Act of 2005, Title V, Sec. 502
What we really do Build tribal capacity Put steel in the ground Implement our facet of the National Arctic Strategy
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Who we serve Federally recognized tribes ISDEAA tribes: Tribal consortiums ANC with 638 contracts/sd compacts For projects on Indian lands: Lands conveyed to ANC through ANCSA
Spectrum of Support Education, Outreach, and Capacity Building Community Energy Planning On-Demand Technical Assistance START Program Financial Assistance
Education, Outreach, and Capacity Low Intensity Monthly Webinars Online, self-paced training modules Medium Intensity Regional and Annual Workshop Partnership with other gov t, tribal, and NGOs High Intensity On-Site Support
Community Energy Planning Meeting communities where they are Complements AEA s and other regional energy planning efforts A great place to start in absence of a current plan Community-led, values, and focused DOE-facilitated, results in a baseline roadmap Incorporates best practices from across IE Office
On-Demand Technical Assistance Bringing the full capability of DOE to help address rural Alaska s critical energy needs Offices of Indian and Tribal Energy National Laboratories FERC Federal Power Administrations
Strategic Technical Assistance Response Team (START) Laser-focused Technical Assistance for a specific project Two rounds already executed in Alaska Second round had funding help ($250K) Round 3 coming later this year
START Program
Financial Assistance Tribal Energy Program Grants START ($250K per project in Round 2) Project Development/Finance Support Other federal grant opportunities Federal loan guarantee programs Tax credits Utility organization support/planning
FY 2014 Financial Assistance Expect to fund up to $6.5 million Community-scale renewable energy Facility-scale renewable energy and energy efficiency 17
Financial Assistance
Examples Training and Education
Examples Technical Assistance
Resources
Resources Continued
Foundational Courses
Advanced Courses
How to take advantage of this support DOE Alaska Workshops Online Library and Webinars 40 hours of free technical assistance annually START Round 3 Tailored, onsite support
DOE Alaska Workshops NANA Region DOE Workshop (April 24 th, Kotzebue) 2014 Annual AK Native Village Energy Development (April 29-30 th, Anchorage) Kodiak DOE Workshop (Summer 2014)
DOE Alaska Annual Workshop
Online Library and Webinars
Project Library
Project Library
How to Apply for Technical Assistance
Summary What we do Capacity Building, Steel in the Ground Who we serve All Alaskan Tribal Entities Spectrum of support Meet Where Communities Are Examples Project Development Pipeline Resources Ever-growing, free, & some even AK-specific How to take advantage of this support - Online/Webinars - Workshops - 40 hours of free TA - START Program - Tailored, Onsite Support
In-State Support for Alaska Givey Kochanowski Alaska Program Manager (907) 271-1423 givey.kochanowski@hq.doe.gov 510 L. Street, Suite 420 Anchorage, AK 99501 www.energy.gov/indianenergy 33