Association Meeting 1 INTRODUCTION TO SOLAR FOR TRIBAL HOUSING AND - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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READY.SET.SOLAR Great Lakes Indian Housing Association Meeting

INTRODUCTION TO SOLAR FOR TRIBAL HOUSING AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS

Introduction to SunVest Solar, Inc How has the solar industry changed and how does it work? What are other tribal communities doing Nationwide? How are solar projects funded? How do you get started?

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Who We Are

Large Scale Possibilities

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Our mission is to advance American energy

• independence. We do this by focusing on cost-effective

solar solutions for our customers, sustainable environmental stewardship, job growth and educational advancement.

• Largest Wisconsin Based Solar Project Developer
• System design, engineering, procurement, site evaluation

and construction

• Experienced and professional staff skilled in tribal

government relations and project management

• National Experience with Tribal PV Deployment
• Multiple successful Grant awards from DOE and HUD
• Expansive Knowledge of complex deal structure
• Successfully Installed over $5,000,000 of Solar on Tribal

Lands

SunVest Solar Inc.

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HOW HAS SOLAR CHANGED?

Solar PV Very Affordable

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Solar creates jobs!

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Solar PV Basics

Racking Modular and Expandable Inverters Modules

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• Modules
• Inverters
• Racking
• Engineered Design
• All necessary BOM components – conduit, disconnects, breakers, wire, etc.
• 25 year warranty on panels
• 10 year (extendable) warranty on inverters
• System design life 30 years
• Virtually no maintenance

System Details

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HOW DOES IT WORK?

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HOW DOES IT WORK?

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Tribal Experience

SunVest Solar Inc. is helping tribal communities across the United States achieve their renewable energy goals and advance their tribal energy independence.

Specialize in tribal tailored solar projects from conception to installation and monitoring

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Residential Commercial Community Based

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Ho Chunk Nation Baraboo

362 kW Spread over ninety eight sites within the Ho Chunk Housing Community Development

• Majority of sites are asphalt shingle roof – flush mount or

tilt-up

• Ground Mount Installations at Indian Heights
• Multi-unit
• Single Family

Installed in 2018

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Sokaogon Chippewa

850 kW Spread over sixty three sites in Mole Lake, WI 19 Commercial • 53 Residential

• Casino Lodge (top right): 105 kW
• Casino Bingo (top left): 93 kW
• Waste Water Treatment Plant (lower left): 47 kW
• Health Services (lower right): 44 kW

Installation Types

• Asphalt flush roof mount
• Ballasted membrane – flat roof
• Standing seam flush and tilt-up
• Ground mount

Installed in 2017

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Forest County Potawatomi

1,887 kW (1.8 MW) Spread over six sites within the Forest County Potawatomi Community Total Project Cost: $4.8 Million

• Milwaukee Casino (top left) : 450 kW

Crandon

• Recreational and Executive Building (lower right): 206 kW
• Ground Mount: 811 kW
• Assisted Care: 88 kW

Installation Types

• Asphalt flush roof mount
• Ballasted flat roof mount
• Ballasted and pile-driven ground mounts

Installed in 2014 & 2017

Project Tribal Benefits

Implementation Funding/Resources • Workforce Development • Education

Oneida Nation Project Details

803 kW Spread over six sites within the Oneida Nation community

• Food Distribution: 100 kW
• Recreational Center (top left): 41 kW
• Anna John Resident Centered Care Community/Lee

McLester Complex (top right): 165 kW

• Oneida Health Center (bottom right): 260 kW

Installation Types

• Asphalt flush roof mount
• Ballasted membrane – flat roof
• Standing seam flush and tilt-up

Installed in 2017

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ONEIDA NATION

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Spokane, Washington 637 kW 14 tribal buildings and 12 multifamily units

Horan said. “If you want to know what energy sovereignty looks like, look on our roof tops. That’s what we’re doing here. Installation of 650 kilowatts of solar is underway or already finished for 29 homes and nine tribal buildings.” - Timothy Horan, Executive Director of Spokane Indian Housing Authority It’s estimated that the 650 kilowatts of solar capacity would lead to a savings of $2.8 million over 35 years.

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Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe, New York 1.2 MW Ground Mount

• DOE – Energy Infrastructure Development on Indian Lands – 2019
• 50% recipient cost share
• $50,000- $2,000,000 (100K-4M)
• (Expecting notice in November/December)
• HUD – ICDBG program
• $500,000 - $4,000,000
• March 20th, 2019
• Focus on Energy and other state and local incentives
• Participating utilities
• Non-Profit/Tribal program (RECIP 10pts)
• Competitive application –
• 12-15% of project cost

Incentives

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Identify Identify all a all availa vailable fundin ble funding and fina g and finance nce

• ptions
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• Grants/Incentives
• Financial Deal Structure

SunVest Solar excels at a public/private structure to monetize the available tax credits for tribes. Options:

• PPA – Power purchase agreements
• Partnership Flips
• Sale/Lease Back
• Tribal Land Lease

• Clearly define the project goals
• Savings
• Reliability
• Safety
• Education
• Job creation

Project Goals

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Fixed Ground Mounts

THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING! QUESTIONS? Ask me how we can help get you closer to your energy goals!

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Madison Office Kelly Jackson Chris Collins Kjackson@sunvest.com ChrisC@sunvest.com 5315 Wall Street, Suite 125 Madison, WI 53718 262-547-1200 www.Sunvest.com

Contact Information

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