Pascua Yaqui Tribe  Renewable Energy Developmentand Deployment Feasibility Study

2012

 

 

Pascua  Yaqui Tribe

• The Pascua  Yaqui Tribe has a total enrollment  of approximately 18,000.

• A small reservaLon with 4,000 residents islocated in SW Tucson, Arizona. Manymembers reside in several recognizedcommuniLes in the Tucson and Phoenix area.

History

Ancestral Yaquisresided in Sonora,Mexico. Hundreds ofyears oftransmigraLonestablishedpermanent  communiLes  throughout  SouthernArizona.

 

History

• In 1964 the Pascua  Yaqui Tribe received adeed for 202 acres from the Federalgovernment.

 

 

History

• In 1978, the Pascua  Yaqui Tribe of Arizona  became federally recognized and in 1994 thedesignaLon was finally converted to that  of ahistorical tribe. Today, Pascua  Pueblo consists of1,820 acres of trust  land with an addiLonal436.18 acres of fee land surrounding thereservaLon.

• The Tribe also owns Tortuga  Ranch, fee land of6,455.59 acres west  of Tucson.

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Tribal Lands

   

  

FaciliLes

• ResidenLal• Government  offices• Casino del Sol: 2 casinos, a hotel,amphitheater & conference center

• Gas StaLon/mini mart  • A golf course is under construcLon.

Enterprises

EnterprisesSewailo Golf Courseunder construcLon

 

 

Solar PotenLal

• Solar data  indicates that  PYT tribal lands arelocated within an area  of very high solarinsolaLon levels.

• Solar maps show outstanding potenLal forphotovolteic (PV) and concentraLng solarpower.  

 

Solar PotenLal

• Average daily concentraLng solarradiaLon is within a range of 6-­‐8.3kWh/m2/day and the average solarradiaLon for PV is within the range of6-­‐8 kWh/m2day.

Pascua  Yaqui Strategic EconomicDevelopment  Plan

“The Tribe will achieve economic self-­‐sufficiencyand financial prosperity through thediversificaLon of their economy, which includesthe pursuit  of new business opportuniLes andpartnerships…”

Solar Projects

Solar Projects

   

DOE Energy Efficiency

• Energy Efficiency ARRA grant  • Government  buildings• Currently in final phases

 

DOE START 2012

• This TA grant  will assist  the Tribe in evaluaLngthe most  advantageous way to proceed with

4thinstallaLon of solar PV on the floor of theCasino Parking lot.

 

  

Solar Projects

• 2009 Solar Feasibility Study idenLfiedpotenLal for PV:– Tortuga  Ranch– Government  buildings

 

 

Solar Feasibility

• Southern Arizona  provides over 300 days ofsunshine every year.

• This Study will look at the potenLal for usingsolar energy to offset  power usage and forselling back to local uLlity.

 

 

PotenLal projects

TortugaRanch

• 6559.59 acres SW of the Pascua  Pueblo reservaLon

• Rural and undeveloped

Tortuga  Ranch

 

Government  Buildings

• PotenLal for installaLon on site

 

 

 

Problems or  QuesLons

• What  will be the best  physical locaLon touLlize the energy?

• What  will be the most  financiallyadvantageous route to construct  the facility,(collaboraLon, tribally financed, leased)?

• What  would be the best  use of the energyproduced? (selling back to the uLlity serviceor using to offset  energy costs).

 

Progress to Date

• We have issued an RFP are are currentlyreceiving proposals. We are seeking aconsulLng agency to proceed with our solarfeasibility study.

 

 

 

Next  Steps

• IniLaLon and compleLon ofDevelopment  and Deployment  Feasibility Study

• Partnerships

• Funding: grants or tribal resources