A Strategic Energy Plan is a document that defines:

1) Your Tribe’s current energy landscape

2) Your Tribe’s energy vision for the future

3) A prioritized plan to achieve your Tribe’s vision

Why is it important?

A Strategic Energy Plan is a must-have before your Tribe invests in capital-intensive energy projects. It defines the guiding principles that shape energy investments for years to come. Specifically, a Strategic Energy Plan provides the following benefits:

  • Defines a purpose behind the Tribe’s energy decisions and investments

  • Provides continuity in energy planning, even with turnover in leadership

  • Defines the priority of which energy projects to invest in and when to invest

  • Prepares the people who will lead the Tribe’s energy planning and development efforts

Where to start?

Tribes can take advantage of the following resources to get started on Strategic Energy Planning:

  1. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Indian Energy Technical Assistance

  2. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Decision Support for Tribes

  3. Department of Interior (DOI) Indian Energy Programs

Woven Energy can help.

Woven Energy specializes in helping your Tribe achieve the vision and goals outlined in your Strategic Energy Plan. We recommend Tribes take advantage of the technical assistance providers listed above. We will help you finalize the Strategic Energy Plan and prepare your Energy Team to implement the prioritized projects identified in the plan.