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Hualapai Tribql Utility Development Project.

DE2008938854

Publication Date	2008
Page Count	174
Abstract	The first phase of the Hualapai Tribal Utility Development Project (Project) studied the feasibility of establishing a tribally operated utility to provide electric service to tribal customers at Grand Canyon West. The project was successful in completing the analysis of the energy production from the solar power systems at Grand Canyon West and developing a financial model, based on rates to be charged to Grand Canyon West customers connected to the solar systems, that would provide sufficient revenue for a Tribal Utility Authority to operate and maintain those systems. The objective to establish a central power grid over which the TUA would have authority and responsibility had to be modified because the construction schedule of GCW facilities, specifically the new air terminal, did not match up with the construction schedule for the solar power system. Therefore, two distributed systems were constructed instead of one central system with a high voltage distribution network. The Hualapai Tribal Council has not taken the action necessary to establish the Tribal Utility Authority that could be responsible for the electric service at GCW. The creation of a Tribal Utility Authority (TUA) was the subject of the second objective of the project.
Keywords	Electric utilities Construction Distribution Electric generators Implementation Maintenance Power systems Production Schedules Solar system Tourism Wind turbines American Indians Research and development
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Hualapai Indian Tribe, Peach Springs, AZ.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200908
Contract Number	DE-FG26-05GO15169

Hualapai Tribql Utility Development Project.

Hualapai Tribql Utility Development Project.
DE2008938854

Publication Date	2008
Page Count	174
Abstract	The first phase of the Hualapai Tribal Utility Development Project (Project) studied the feasibility of establishing a tribally operated utility to provide electric service to tribal customers at Grand Canyon West. The project was successful in completing the analysis of the energy production from the solar power systems at Grand Canyon West and developing a financial model, based on rates to be charged to Grand Canyon West customers connected to the solar systems, that would provide sufficient revenue for a Tribal Utility Authority to operate and maintain those systems. The objective to establish a central power grid over which the TUA would have authority and responsibility had to be modified because the construction schedule of GCW facilities, specifically the new air terminal, did not match up with the construction schedule for the solar power system. Therefore, two distributed systems were constructed instead of one central system with a high voltage distribution network. The Hualapai Tribal Council has not taken the action necessary to establish the Tribal Utility Authority that could be responsible for the electric service at GCW. The creation of a Tribal Utility Authority (TUA) was the subject of the second objective of the project.
Keywords	Electric utilities Construction Distribution Electric generators Implementation Maintenance Power systems Production Schedules Solar system Tourism Wind turbines American Indians Research and development
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Hualapai Indian Tribe, Peach Springs, AZ.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200908
Contract Number	DE-FG26-05GO15169