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Date: Tue, 5 Oct 1999 14:54:25 EDT
Subject: Please Forward: Financing Tribal Renewable Projects
INTERTRIBAL COUNCIL ON UTILITY POLICY
> P.O. Box 831 Rosebud, SD 57570 Phone: 605-856-2173 Fax: 605-856-2140<
President Patrick Spears < [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
Secretary Robert Gough < [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
October, 1999
Dear Tribal Leader:
The Intertribal Council On Utility Policy (COUP) is pleased to announce the
"FINANCING RENEWABLE$ IN INDIAN COUNTRY" workshop to be held on the Lower
Sioux Reservation, Morton, MN, on October 14 and 15,1999. This site, located
some 110 miles southwest of Mpls., was chosen because of its central location
for Tribes in the Great Lakes and Great Plains regions included in the High
Plains Sustainable Energy for Economic Development (SEED) area, and to
highlight the Lower Sioux Tribe's new wind turbine demonstration project.
This workshop is designed for Tribal leaders, finance officers economic
development, utility and project managers, and tribal attorneys to acquaint
Tribal governments with:
1. The policies and prices for energy efficiency and renewable technologies
and,
2. The strategies for financing energy saving and renewable energy projects.
FIRST DAY: The workshop will give Tribal leaders an opportunity to meet
with knowledgeable representatives of the renewable energy community from
throughout the mid-west, as well as with venders of some of the major
renewable energy technologies which could be applied on reservations. The
INTERTRIBAL Council On Utility Policy will meet from 9:00 to Noon on October
14th and the Workshop will begin at 1:00 PM. A dinner will be held for
workshop participants and members of the High Plains SEED Steering Committee
(who will be meeting separately on Friday).
SECOND DAY: The full day session starting at 8:30 AM will be devoted to
financing strategies for capital development projects on Tribal lands through
the issuance of tax-exempt and taxable municipal bonds, featuring: Mr. Jesse
Smith of Seattle-Northwest Securities Corporation. This session will examine
Tribal opportunities for developing sources of capital for reservation
projects, such as renewable energy technologies and more energy efficient
housing projects, and for managing long term debt.
We hope you can join us for this informative two day workshop aimed at making
Tribes more self-sufficient for the future.
Sincerely,
Robert Gough, Secretary
INTERTRIBAL Council On Utility Policy
INTERTRIBAL COUNCIL ON UTILITY POLICY
> P.O. Box 831 Rosebud, SD 57570 Phone: 605-856-2173 Fax: 605-856-2140<
President Patrick Spears < [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
Secretary Robert Gough < [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
Background and Activities
The Intertribal Council On Utility Policy (COUP) is composed of federally
recognized Indian tribes in North and South Dakota and affiliates throughout
the northern Great Plains. Organized in 1994, it is chartered and
headquartered on the Rosebud Sioux Reservation to provide a tribal forum for
policy issues dealing with telecommunications and energy utility operations
and services.
Background: Low-cost hydroelectric power has been federally generated from
tribal lands and waters along the Missouri River for decades without proper
allocations provided to the tribes in the region. Intertribal COUP grew out
of the unified efforts of the Missouri River Basin tribes, through the
MniSose Intertribal Water Rights Coalition, seeking a fair share of the
federal power distributed by the DOE's Western Area Power Administration.
Mission: Intertribal COUP strongly adheres to the principles of tribal
self-determination and ecological sustainability, supporting the development
of sustainable homeland economies built upon renewable energy resources.
Anticipating the potential for technological convergence in the
telecommunications and energy industries under federal restructuring,
Intertribal COUP is a vehicle for educating Tribal governments about economic
development opportunities available through public and private partnerships
to provide reservation utility services under deregulation. Further,
Intertribal COUP seeks to assure that the benefits of tribal partnerships
with the federal government, as envisioned in our treaties, are promoted in
federal legislation and policy.
Activity Highlights: Intertribal COUP has sponsored and participated in
numerous briefings, conferences, workshops and forums on telecommunications
and energy issues including:
Co-sponsorship of the "Telecom/Utilities 2000 Summit" with the Rosebud
Sioux Tribal Utility Commission, BIA, FCC, Departments of Commerce,
Agriculture and Energy in June, 1996.
Indian representation on the Federal Communications Commission's Local
and State Government Advisory Committee for Telecommunications since 1997.
Introducing the DOE's ReBuild America Program for partnerships energy
efficiency into Indian Country -- Great Plains, Southwest, Great Lakes and
Pacific Northwest -- since January, 1998.
Sponsorship of the "Restructuring, Renewables and Reservations- Tribal
Energy Conference" with the Department of Energy and the National Labs, as
part of a three year planning program on energy deregulation to build a
utility-based foundation for sustainable economic development on energy
efficiency and renewable resources in May, 1998.
Partnered with NASA to organize the national Native Peoples/Native
Homelands USGCRP Climate Change Workshop as part of the National Assessment
of Climate Change, since 1997.
The development of the High Plains SEED's Federal Energy Policy
Recommendations for the Great Plains and western Great Lakes presented to
Congress in January, 1999.
Developing tribal Integrated Resource Planning and Mid-Continent Wind
Assessment 2000.
U.S. Senate Indian Affairs Committee staff briefing on Deregulation in
Indian Country, July 1999.
Working with the Rosebud Sioux Tribe and E3 on DOE supported 750 MW wind
turbine project.
INTERTRIBAL COUNCIL ON UTILITY POLICY
> P.O. Box 831 Rosebud, SD 57570 Phone: 605-856-2173 Fax: 605-856-2140 <
President Patrick Spears < [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
Secretary Robert Gough < [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
WORKSHOP ANNOUNCEMENT:
" FINANCING RENEWABLE$ IN INDIAN COUNTRY "
to be held on the
Lower Sioux Reservation, Morton, Minnesota
October 14 and 15,1999
Have you heard the news about electricity utility restructuring?? About
changes in DOE Indian Energy Policy?? About the potential for clean
renewable energy in your area?? About the potential impacts of a changing
climate?? Did you know that Minnesota presently generates more wind power
than anyplace on Earth?? That the DOE estimates that 75% of the electricity
demand in the lower 48 states could be met by the wind resources in the Great
Plains alone?? That Great Plains Tribes are connected by a federal energy
grid?? That the U.S. Congress has zeroed out renewable funding for American
Indian Tribes and has failed again to provide adequate funding for renewable
energy research and development?? Are you interested in energy
self-sufficiency?? Are you a member of HP Sustainable Energy for Economic
Development (SEED) network from the Dakotas to the Great Lakes?? Would you
like to know how to finance the up-front costs of renewable energy generation
or energy efficient Tribal housing or facilities construction??
IF you can answer "YES" to any of these questions, or would be interested in
finding out more about these issues ... THIS WORKSHOP IS FOR YOU!!
Continuing to bring important information to Tribal Governments on energy
issues, INTERTRIBAL COUP presents a two-day workshop on the costs of
renewable energy development and Tribal financing strategies for the
construction and operation of renewable energy technologies and facilities on
Tribal Lands.
Renewable resources (wind, biomass, solar, and small scale hydro-power) can
help Tribes meet growing residential and facility energy needs, and provide
economic opportunities to produce and market surplus energy to the
surrounding region.
Intertribal COUP has invited nationally known consultants in renewable energy
and representatives from major wind turbine manufacturers doing business in
the mid-west to discuss costs and options for developing renewable generation
facilities.
Join us for two days to talk the "nuts & bolts" technology and financing at
the Jackpot Junction Casino Hotel, Lower Sioux Reservation. See the newly
installed demonstration wind turbine!! Tour modern wind-farm sites, too!!
INTERTRIBAL COUP TRIBAL WORKSHOP:
"FINANCING RENEWABLE$ IN INDIAN COUNTRY"
October 14 and 15,1999
Lower Sioux Reservation
Just off Highway 19 & 71 on County Road 24 in Morton Minnesota.
Just 110 miles SW of Twin Cities: Take Hwy 169 South to 19 West to Morton
Follow signs to JACKPOT JUNCTION CASINO HOTEL (1-800-WIN-CASH)
INTERTRIBAL COUP Organization Meeting October 14th at 9:00 to Noon
WORKSHOP AGENDA:
October 14th from 1:00 to 5:00 PM
** Welcome from The LOWER SIOUX TRIBE & the INTERTRIBAL COUP **
** Workshop Overview **
** Update on Indian Energy Policy Issues **
** Renewable Resources in the Great Plains and Great Lakes Regions **
** Costs of Renewable Energy Technologies **
[ Representatives from ZOND, NEG-MICON, VESTAS, JACOBS INVITED ]
** LOWER SIOUX Wind Demonstration Project **
October 15th from 8:30 to 4:30 PM
** Financing Renewable Energy Development on Tribal Lands **
** Tax-Exempt and Taxable Municipal Bonds **
Featuring: Mr. Jesse Smith of Seattle-Northwest Securities Corporation
FAX COMPLETED REGISTRATION FORM TO: 1-715-425-7000
PRE-Registration Fee: $100 for First Affiliate / $50 for Second Affiliate.
** Pre-Registration available until October 12th, 1999 **
** High Plains SEED Steering Committee participation at $50 rate **
[ Registration at Workshop: $150 for 1st Affiliate / $75 for 2nd
Affiliate ]
Registration includes materials and 3 meals (Thursday: Dinner & Friday:
Breakfast & Lunch). Bring checks payable to: "Intertribal Council On Utility
Policy"
Name: _______________________________Phone: ________________________
Affiliation (Tribal or other):
____________________________________________________________________
Address: ____________________________________________________________________
E-mail______________________________
FAX: ___________________________
FOR LODGING at Jackpot Junction Casino Hotel, Call 1-800 WIN CASH by Oct.
11th for $40/night ICOUP Workshop discount rate !! RESERVATIONS ARE UP TO
YOU!!
<FOR MORE INFORMATION: Bob Gough at: 715-426-1415 or [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
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