1、TREDC Renewable Energy ProjectsDennis Ickes,CEOTule River Indian Tribe of CaliforniaIn the old days,basket weaving was not only a common practice but a necessity of everyday life.Baskets were used for cooking,gathering and storage.“Baskets were the early Tupperware,”says Basket Weaver and Tule River
2、 Tribal Member Nicola Larsen.The Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule River Reservation is a federally recognized tribe of Native Americans called Yokuts.The Tule River Reservation is in Tulare County,California.2,000 TRIBAL ENROLLMENT1,100 RESIDENTSRESERVATION84.29 SQ MILESGRANTSLocationGranting Age
3、ncyProjectOwnerAmount EFTP1EnergIIZEMedium/Heavy Duty ChargerTREDC$147,942 SJVAPCD/Charge Up2 180kW&1 level 2 EV ChargerTREDC$50,000 California Energy Commission2 120kW&1 level 2 EV ChargerGC Green$710,000 EFPT2EnergIIZEMedium/Heavy Duty ChargerTREDC$147,942.47 CALeVIP3 180kW EV ChargersTREDC$65,814
4、 SJVAPCD/Charge Up3 180kW EV ChargersTREDC$50,000 PG&EEV InfrastructureTREDC$400,000+VolkswagenLevel 2 ChargerTREDC$12,800 TREDCEPABiomass to BiocharTREDC$14,708,000 Grid AlternativesEnergy Plan GrantTREDC$25,000 NREL Waste to EnergyTechnical AssistanceTREDC40 Hours California Dept of ConservationTe
5、chnical AssistanceKore$500,000 DOESolarTREDC$1,769,214 DOEClean Energy Innovator FellowTribe/TREDC$250,000 CECEnergy Conservation Assistance Act Loan/BatteryTREDC$2,300,000EPA(submitted)Community Change Grant ProjectTREDC$20,000,000The Tribe does not take electrical power for granted-The Reservation
6、 connected to the power grid through Southern California Edison in 1968.Prior to connecting to SCE,only a few tribal members could afford generators for electricity.Approximately 50%of the Tribal membership suffer from extreme poverty,necessitating the primary goal of Tule River