“Share your experiences and ideas for the future of Tribal solar deployment”
The Tribal Solar Initiative seeks to identify, and develop strategies for, regulatory challenges to the development of solar photovoltaic projects at all scales on Tribal land.
In support of this goal, NREL and MTERA will be hosting listening sessions with the three key stakeholder groups: Tribal Representatives, Utility Representatives, and Regulators.
Listening session topics include the following:
Discussion on Barriers and Solutions
What are the specific policy challenges that you have experienced, or are aware of, in deploying solar PV on tribal land? This can be at any scale from one solar panel to a utility-scale array.
What solutions are you aware of that help to overcome these challenges? If you are not aware of solutions that have been used, what solutions do you think could be used?
Discussion on Case Studies
Throughout this project, we will be gathering case studies to illustrate lessons learned. We will be listening for possible cases during the sessions and will reach out afterward, or you can feel free to reach out directly to us if you would like us to feature your story.
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Virtual discussion for Regulators or affiliates:
Tuesday, November 17th
9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. PST
10:00 a.m.– 11:15 a.m. MST
11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. CST
12:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. EST
Virtual listening session for Utility representatives:
Wednesday, November 18th
9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. PST
10:00 a.m.– 11:15 a.m. MST
11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. CST
12:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. EST
Virtual listening session for Tribal representatives:
Wednesday, November 18th
1:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. PST
2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. MST
3:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. CST
4:00 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. EST
If you are a Developer, Advocate, or other type of stakeholder and would like to participate, please reach out to us.
In addition to the listening sessions, NREL and MTERA are offering virtual 1-on-1 calls to obtain additional feedback.
NREL or MTERA staff will offer 30 minute time slots to discuss the topics of the listening session individually with interested stakeholders the week of November 16th.