State-Tribal Collaboration: Types of Tribal Lands
This is 1 of 6 fact sheets for the State/Tribal Collaboration project. This one is on types of Tribal Lands.
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State-Tribal Collaboration: Tribal Right to Create Laws
One of 6 fact sheets for the State/Tribal Collaboration project. This is on the topic of Tribal Right to Create Laws.
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State-Tribal Collaboration: State Role in Tribal Legal Framework
This is one of six fact sheets for the State/Tribal Collaboration project for the Office of Policy. This fact sheet addressed the State's Role in Tribal Legal Framework.
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State-Tribal Collaboration: How Tribal Entities Govern Business and Commerce
This is one of 6 fact sheets on the State/Tribal Collaboration Project for the Office of Policy. This fact sheet is on how Tribal entities govern.
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Technical Assistance for Rural Alaska Tribal Energy Solutions (Final Technical Report)
The original intent of this project was to provide technical assistance (TA) to rural Tribal communities across all regions of Alaska with a focus on public infrastructure. The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC) met this goal by providing more than 48 instances of energy-related technical assistance to rural Alaska Native communities, many of which led to them securing funding and implementing new projects that contributed to reducing the high cost of energy. Additionally, the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Indian Energy staff saw the benefits of the energy technical assistance services being provided by ANTHC and, recognizing the value of having a trusted tribal non-profit entity providing technical support to its membership, amended the project to include standardization of TA services, internal capacity building, and regional outreach. This amended scope allowed ANTHC to streamline and standardize its technical assistance process, provide outreach to rural Alaska Native communities about DOE and ANTHC’s technical assistance program, and improve the ability of staff to provide even higher quality technical deliverables in support of energy projects. Overall, this project was successful in using technical assistance to empower both rural Alaska Native communities and the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium to develop and deploy energy efficiency and renewable energy solutions that will reduce the extremely high energy cost burdens facing Tribal communities in Alaska.
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State-Tribal Collaboration on Energy 101 [Slides]
For states interested in working with Tribal Nations on energy projects, it is important to understand Tribal sovereignty and what this means for a collaborative relationship. This presentation will explain how Tribal sovereignty was established, what that means for energy sovereignty, and how states can use this understanding to better engage with Tribal Nations.
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Unalakleet Microgrid Optimization for Tribal Community Resilience
The Unalakleet Microgrid Optimization Project aimed to strengthen the reliability and efficiency of the isolated electric power system that serves the Tribal community of Unalakleet, Alaska. The community relies entirely on a local wind-diesel microgrid, consisting of four 475 kW diesel generators and six 100 kW wind turbines, to provide electricity to approximately 745 residents and Tribal facilities. Because Unalakleet is not on a road system and is located nearly 400 miles from the nearest major power grid, maintaining a resilient and efficient local energy system is critical. The scope of this project included upgrading a portion of the transmission line between the wind farm and the power plant to increase voltage and reduce line losses, along with modernizing the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system to improve monitoring, control, and data management of the power system. These upgrades were designed to increase wind energy utilization, reduce diesel fuel consumption by tens of thousands of gallons annually, and improve overall grid stability. By allowing more of the community’s electricity to be supplied by local renewable wind resources, the project was designed to lower operating costs, reduce dependence on imported fuel, and strengthen the long-term resilience of the power system. These improvements represent an important step toward the community’s long-term energy vision of expanding renewable generation, incorporating energy storage, and eventually achieving “diesels-off” operation, where essential Tribal loads are powered primarily by local renewable resources.
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Tribal Engagement in Transmission Planning
The purpose of this white paper is to provide Tribes with information that (a) helps assess whether transmission access is important for their energy goals, and (b) provides guidance on how to engage in transmission planning, if and when doing so would help the Tribe achieve its energy goals. DOE's Office of Indian Energy notes that "Indian Country contains vast untapped energy resources" (OIE 2023). Individual tribes express a wide array of energy needs and goals, ranging from simple access to basic electricity service and energy efficiency tools, to the development of utility-scale generating plants. Access to transmission is a key part of this multifaceted tribal energy picture. About 2.3 percent of the nation's transmission miles are on tribal lands (OIE 2023). Even within that slice, however, circumstances vary widely. Much of that transmission is for local network delivery (138kV or less). There are some large-capacity 500kV lines, but in many cases the Tribe has limited access to them even when they run across the reservation. Some of the Tribes with the largest land area have little transmission, and some such as Navajo Nation and Hopi Tribe have many homes with no access to electricity. This white paper begins with a high-level summary of transmission issues that can affect a Tribe's energy goals. The discussion includes findings from major transmission-related studies, including the 2023 National Transmission Needs Study (GDO 2023). It then discusses strategies that could help a Tribe safeguard its interests when those interests intersect transmission infrastructure planning.
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State, Local, and Tribal Program
NLR's State, Local, and Tribal Program delivers customized, data-driven support that strengthens local energy systems - expanding access to America's abundant energy resources, reducing costs, and supporting energy reliability across the country. NLR's world-class staff use a wide variety of cutting-edge energy tools and capabilities to deliver robust modeling, validation, and deployment support to hundreds of communities annually.
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Transmission for Tribal Nations
A presentation about the Tribal Nation Transmission Program and an overview of transmission generally for attendees of the Seminole Annual Conference.
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State-Tribal Collaboration: Energy 101
Fact sheet on Tribal Sovereignty.
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Solar and Battery Storage at the Lac du Flambeau Fish Hatchery: Example REopt® Results for a Tribal Application [Slides]
This slide deck demonstrates how REopt can be used with a real-life example, the Lac du Flambeau fish hatchery in Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin. It serves as a guide for Tribal staff who want to use the REopt platform to model a project.
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State-Tribal Collaboration: Utility Programs
This is one of 6 fact sheets for the State/Tribal Collaboration project for Office of Policy. This fact sheets discusses low-income utility programs that can benefit Tribes.
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Beyond money: A social burden framework to enhance resilience valuation for tribal communities in the United States
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Progress on Tribal Energy Storage Analysis
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TASTI-GRID: An Overview of Minnesota's County and Tribal Electric Grid Resilience
This document provides a concise overview of the analytical capabilities of the TASTI-GRID team. Utilizing additional data and resources, it synthesizes platform insights to present a distinct perspective on investing in grid resilience throughout Mississippi. This document is not intended to influence or direct state- level decisions related to investments in grid resilience and reliability. TASTI-GRID should not be used for real-time monitoring, supporting the ESF #12 emergency response functions, or predicting the restoration times for outages.
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Electronic Waste (E-Waste) Recycling: Barriers and Opportunities for State, Local, and Tribal Governments
Electronic waste, or e-waste, encompasses end-of-life electrical and electronic equipment, including computers, monitors, televisions, printers, cell phones, household appliances with electronic components, and small consumer devices containing batteries or circuitry. E-waste is one of the fastest-growing components of the U.S. waste stream, with nearly 8 million tons generated in 2022. E-waste presents two related public-interest considerations. First, e-waste contains economically and strategically important materials: base metals (copper, aluminum, iron, steel), precious metals (gold, silver, platinum group metals), and critical materials such as rare earth elements, gallium, and indium that appear on the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) 2025 List of Critical Minerals. Second, many electronic devices contain hazardous constituents - including lead, mercury, cadmium, and brominated flame retardants - as well as rechargeable batteries that can pose fire risks during handling. Effective management of these constituents helps protect workers, communities, and the environment. In the United States, it is estimated that less than 20% of e-waste is formally collected and recycled, leaving over 6 million tons landfilled or otherwise unrecovered. This fact sheet provides state and local decision-makers an overview of (1) e-waste composition and recoverable materials, (2) technology pathways used to recover those materials, and (3) examples of operational and partnership structures used to provide e-waste recycling capacity in the United States. It is intended to complement existing collection-program guidance available through U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and other sources.
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Strategic Pathways for Indigenous Resilient and Innovative Transportation
This project, Strategic Pathways for Indigenous Resilient and Innovative Transportation, serves as a guidebook for Tribes interested in pursuing public EV charging infrastructure. The guidebook is designed to serve Tribal planners, Tribal departments of transportation, environmental offices, Tribal enterprises, Tribal utility authorities, Tribal leadership, and any other interested parties.
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