Deployment of Community Scale Solar Photovoltaic Energy Systems in Forest County Potawatomi Community [electronic resource]

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Corporate Author: United States. Department of Energy. Golden Field Office
Format: Government Document Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Golden, Colo. : Oak Ridge, Tenn. : United States. Department of Energy. Golden Field Office ; Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Department of Energy, 2021.
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520 3 |a <p>FCPC is a federally recognized tribe with a membership of more than 1400. The Tribe has a reservation in Forest County, Wisconsin, and tribal trust lands in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, with significant governmental and business operations in both areas. Until relatively recently, FCPC was one of the poorest tribes in the Midwest. Due to its successful gaming operations, it now has improved its financial situation and is using its resources to benefit both its members and the general public through environmental and other community efforts, many of which are long-delayed because of the extended period of abject poverty. </p><p> The Tribe has developed the long-term goal of becoming energy independent using renewable resources. In order to meet this goal, the Tribe has taken several important steps. As an interim step, FCPC is purchasing nearly 55 million kilowatt hours of renewable energy certificates (?RECs?) annually from certified renewable energy facilities in the United States. These RECs offset more than 100% of the present electricity use at all of the Tribe?s facilities. The Tribe is currently ranked number 11 on the Environmental Protection Agency?s (EPA) Top 20 Local Government list of green power purchasers and is a member of the EPA?s Green Power Partnership.</p><p> The original project suggested small scale installations on tribal homes and certain government buildings. The Tribe suggested that the project would result in 730 kw installed. By revising the project, the Tribe was able to install 938 kw and owns the largest installation in Northern Wisconsin with the 800 kW installation at the Potawatomi Carter Casino Hotel (?PCCH?). The PCCH installation, in summer months, can provide near 90% of the use during daylight hours. Although tracking was not immediately available FCPC has since confirmed significant production with certain quarterly savings nearing $210,000.</p><p> These installations provide a reduction in facility costs providing more revenue for Tribal services including cultural, health, sustainable food sources, environmental preservation and other Tribal initiatives. Further, the installations have resulted in positive steps towards the Tribe?s goals of energy sovereignty and the use of 100% renewable clean energy. Finally, the PCCH project, specifically, has had the additional benefit of providing a likely area for a microgrid. The size of the installation and offset achieved have pushed the Tribe toward planning for storage and a microgrid system that would both further the Tribe?s energy goals and provide a safe haven for the Community during times of need.</p> 
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