Webinar Library
WAPA’s Renewables Program sponsors web-based, interactive workshops covering resources, marketing, transmission and more. These “webinars” feature presentations by industry experts that your consumer-owned utility can download to use for your own workshops or as reference resources. Presentations prior to 2010 are available by request. Call 720-962-7508 to request a list or copies.
- Past Tribal Energy Program webinar series
- 2016 Tribal Renewable Energy Program webinar series
- Utility Trends in Adopting Community Solar Programs
- 2015 Tribal Renewable Energy Program webinar series
- 2014 Climate Change Impacts and Indian Country Webinar Series
- 2014 Tribal Renewable Energy Program webinar series
- WAPA 2013 Renewable Energy Certificate Solicitation
- Regulatory Considerations for Developing Generation Projects on Federal Lands
- 2013 Tribal Renewable Energy Program webinar series
- WAPA 2012 Renewable Energy Certificate Solicitation
- 2011-12 Geothermal webinar series
- 2011-12 Tribal Renewable Energy Program webinar series
- Colorado Renewable Energy Team
- 2010 IREC fall webinar series
- More webinars — Online educational resources from other renewable energy agencies
2016 TRIBAL RENEWABLE ENERGY PROGRAM WEBINAR SERIES
- Oct. 26 – Accessing Capital for Tribal Energy and Economic Development
- Sept. 28 – Strategic Partnerships for Clean Energy and Economic Development
- Aug. 31 – Project Regulatory Considerations
- July 27 – Project Development for Long-Term Tribal Energy
- June 29 – Tribal Clean Energy for Sovereignty and Economic Development
- May 25 – Tribal Business Structures for Financing Projects
- May 4 – Understanding the Energy Policy and Regulatory Environment
- March 30 – Transmission and Grid Basics for Tribal Economic and Energy Development
- Feb. 24 – Exploring Your Energy Markets
- Jan. 27 – Energy Planning for Tribal Economic Development
The Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs posts recordings of all past webinars in the 2016 series.
FEB. 4, 2015 — UTILITY TRENDS IN ADOPTING COMMUNITY SOLAR PROGRAMS
- Audio file (49 MB Windows Media Video)
- PowerPoint presentation (14 MB PowerPoint)
2015 TRIBAL RENEWABLE ENERGY PROGRAM WEBINAR SERIES
Nov. 18 – EPA’s Clean Power Plan: What Tribes Need to Know
- Audio file (94 MB Windows Media Video)
- Introduction (1 MB PowerPoint)
- Federal Plan Requirements (619 kB PowerPoint)
- Clean Power Plan: Blue Lake Rancheria Perspective (12 MB PowerPoint)
- A Tribal Perspective on the Clean Power Plan (581 kB PowerPoint)
Oct. 28 – Advanced Financing Models
- Audio (52 MB MPEG-4)
- Introduction (1 MB PowerPoint)
- Energy Efficiency Finance (3.8 MB PowerPoint)
- Financing Tribal Energy Infrastructure & Energy System Optimization Infrastructure (2 MB Portable Document Format)
- Financing Structures for Renewable Energy Projects (1.8 MB PowerPoint)
Sept. 30 – Effective Ways for Tribal Governments to Work with Electric Utilities
- Audio file (68 MB MPEG-4)
- Introduction(1 MB PowerPoint)
- Gila River Indian Community Utility Authority (3 MB Portable Document Format)
- South San Joaquin Irrigation District (175 kb PowerPoint)
Aug. 5 – Best Practices for Developing and Implementing a Request for Proposals
- Audio
- Introduction (1 MB PowerPoint)
- GSA and Tribal Nations (2 MB PowerPoint)
- RFP Template for A Grid-tied Solar PV System (2.5 MB PowerPoint)
- Four Steps for Project Planning (78 kb PowerPoint)
June 24 – Regulatory Impacts of Renewable Energy Tribal Projects on Indian Lands
- Audio (81 MB Windows Media Video)
- Introduction (1 MB PowerPoint)
- Interconnecting with Western: NEPA, Section 106, and Consultation (1 MB PowerPoint)
- Wind energy (177 kb PowerPoint)
- The Hearth Act, BIA Approval Requirements, and the New Surface Leasing Regulations (254 kb PowerPoint)
- Increasing Tribal Self-Determination Over Energy Resources (830 kb PowerPoint)
- RAPID Toolkit Overview (8 MB PowerPoint)
May 27 – Models and Tools for Evaluating Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Programs
- Audio file (55 MB Windows Media Video)
- Introduction (1 MB PowerPoint)
- Models & Tools for Evaluation of Project Options (5 MB PowerPoint)
- Renewable modeling (2 MB PowerPoint)
May 26 – Special Webinar: Fossil Energy Oil and Natural Gas Capabilities for Tribes
- Audio file (59 MB Windows Media Video)
- Introduction (1 MB PowerPoint)
- DOE Office of Fossil Energy Capabilities (10 MB PowerPoint)
April 29 – Energy Efficiency First, Off-Grid Hybrid Power Generation Systems, and Zero Energy Ready Homes
- Audio file (76 MB Windows Media Video)
- Introduction (1.1 MB PowerPoint)
- Energy-efficiency and Zero Energy-ready Housing (7 MB PowerPoint)
- Off-Grid Hybrid Power Generation Systems (778 kb PowerPoint)
- Microgrids: Ramona Reservation Riverside County, California (7 MB PowerPoint)
- FAQ (465 kb Portable Document Format)
March 25 — Tribal Energy Development Operation and Management Best Practices
- Audio file (70 MB Windows Media Video)
- Introduction (1 MB PowerPoint)
- Best Practices for Tribal Energy Entities (305 kb PowerPoint)
- The Kerr Hydroelectric Project (36 MB PowerPoint)
Feb. 25 — Organizational Models for Tribal Energy Development
- Audio file (87 MB Windows Media Video) Requires G2M4 codec
- Introduction (1.1 MB PowerPoint)
- Legal Perspective (1.6 MB PowerPoint)
- Case Study (5 MB PowerPoint)
- FAQ (111 kb Portable Document Format)
Jan. 28 – Best Practices in Developing a Tribal Strategic Energy Plan
- Audio file (81 MB Windows Media Video)
- Introduction (1 MB PowerPoint)
- Best Practices in Public Participation: Tools and techniques to help you implement your decisions (516 kb PowerPoint)
- Wholesale Market Assessment (1.6 MB PowerPoint)
- Quinault Indian Nation Biomass Project (8.5 MB PowerPoint)
- FAQ (207 kb Portable Document Format)
2014 CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS AND INDIAN COUNTRY WEBINAR SERIES
May 1 – Human Health and Community Development
- Audio file (101 MB Windows Media Video) Requires G2M4 codec
- Introduction (161 kb PowerPoint)
- Climate Change and Human Health: Update from the National Climate Assessment (2.6 MB PowerPoint)
- Sustaining Relationships in Indian Country (1 MB PowerPoint)
- Climate Change Adaptation Action Plan (1 MB PowerPoint)
April 24, 2014 – Natural Resources and Agriculture
- Audio file (94.5 MB Windows Media Video) Requires G2M4 codec
- Transcript (37 kb MS Word)
- Introduction (160 kb PowerPoint)
- Engaging Tribal Communities Around Climate and Weather Extremes (18 MB PowerPoint)
- Forest Service & Natural Resource Conservation Service: Resources for Tribal Climate Change Adaptation (6 MB PowerPoint)
- Mainstreaming Climate Adaptation in the Department of the Interior (5 MB PowerPoint)
- Climate Change Strategic Plan (3 MB PowerPoint)
- RFP for Tribal Climate Change and Ocean Planning grant (3 MB Portable Document Format)
- General and Department of Interior Climate Adaptation Programs and Tools (114 kb Portable Document Format)
- Rapid Ecoregional Assessments Provide Broad-Scale Management Information (893 kb Portable Document Format)
April 10 — Built Systems: Transportation, Water, Energy, and Other Infrastructure
- Audio file (116 MB Windows Media Video) Requires G2M4 codec
- Introduction (160 KB PowerPoint)
- FHWA Climate Change Adaptation Activities and Funding Opportunities (837 kb PowerPoint)
- Climate Change Adaptation on the Mescalero Apache Reservation (8 MB PowerPoint)
- EPA’s Climate Change Adaptation Plan: Partnering with Tribes to Prepare for a Changing Climate (551 kb PowerPoint)
- Climate Change & Extreme Weather: Tribal Energy Sector Vulnerabilities (2.6 MB PowerPoint)
April 3 — Disaster Recovery and Resilience
- Audio file (117 MB Windows Media Video) Requires G2M4 codec
- White House introduction (159 kb PowerPoint)
- DOE Roles and Responsibilities During Disasters (323 kb PowerPoint)
- FEMA Programs (115 kb PowerPoint)
- US Army Corps of Engineers – Climate Preparedness and Resilience (13.7 MB PowerPoint)
2014 TRIBAL RENEWABLE ENERGY PROGRAM WEBINAR SERIES
Oct. 29 — Putting it all Together
- Audio file (47 MB Portable Document Format) Requires G2M4 codec
- Intro/outro (1 MB Portable Document Format)
- DOE’s Tribal Energy Program overview (6.7 MB PowerPoint)
- The Three-pronged Approach (10 MB PowerPoint)
- Strategic Energy Planning & The 5-Step Project Development & Finance Process (1.5 MB Portable Document Format)
- Kerr Dam Hydropower Project (1.3 MB Portable Document Format)
- FAQ (175 kb
Sept. 24 — Successful Project Financing Mechanisms
- Audio file (73 MB Windows Media Video) Requires G2M4 codec
- Intro/outro (1 MB PowerPoint)
- Utility Energy Services Contracts (6 MB PowerPoint)
- Energy Savings Performance Contracting (1.7 MB PowerPoint)
- PG&E UESC program (785 kB PowerPoint)
- FAQ (126 kb Portable Document Format)
Sept. 10 — Sandia Modeling Tools
- Audio file 117 MB Windows Media Video) Requires G2M4 codec
- Collaborative System Dynamics Modeling & Analysis for Integrated Resource Planning in Indian Country (8 MB PowerPoint)
Aug. 27 — Introduction to Facility and Community Scale Project Financing
- Audio file (54 MB Windows Media Video) Requires G2M4 codec
- Intro/outro (1 MB Portable Document Format)
- Overview (4 MB Portable Document Format)
- USDA Rural Development Sustaining Relationships in Indian Country (4 MB Portable Document Format)
- Tribally Owned Projects: Development Investment (1 MB Portable Document Format)
- FAQ (451 kb
Aug. 8 — Project Implementation and O&M
- Audio file (65 MB Windows Media Video) Requires G2M4 codec
- Intro and Outro (1 MB PowerPoint)
- Step 4: Project Implementation; Intro to Step 5: Project Operation & Maintenance (1 MB PowerPoint)
- O&M Fundamentals for PV (1 MB PowerPoint)
- Wind O&M (1.7 MB PowerPoint)
- Biomass O&M (4 MB PowerPoint)
- Renewable Energy Leases on Tribal Land (1.3 MB PowerPoint)
- FAQ (172 kb MS Word)
June 25 – Net Metering
- Audio file (74 MB Windows Media Video) Requires G2M4 codec
- Net Metering for Tribes – Overview (3 MB PowerPoint)
- Net Metered Solar for Tribal Community Buildings in Nevada (749 kB PowerPoint)
- Tribal Utility Authority Perspective On Net Metering (126 kB PowerPoint)
- GRID Alternatives Solar Affordable Housing Program – Overview and Tribal Partnership (6 MB PowerPoint)
- FAQ (233 kb Portable Document Format)
May 28 – Renewable Energy Project Refinement
- Audio file (72 MB Windows Media Video) Requires G2M4 codec
- Introduction/conclusion (1 MB PowerPoint)
- Project Refinement (1.5 MB PowerPoint)
- Chaninik Wind Group (4.4 MB PowerPoint)
- FCPC Renewable Generation, LLC Digester (5 MB PowerPoint)
- Critical Success Factors (3 MB PowerPoint)
- FAQ (175 kb
April 23 – Identifying Project Potential and Options
- Audio file (73 MB Windows Media Video) Requires G2M4 codec
- Introduction and conclusion (334 kb PowerPoint)
- Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians (9 MB PowerPoint)
- Step 1 – Project Potential (18 MB PowerPoint)
- Step 2 – Project Options (4 PowerPoint)
- FAQ (204 kb Portable Document Format)
April 2 — Renewable Energy Project Framework: The Five-step Process
- Audio file (84 MB Windows Media Video) Requires G2M4 codec
- Introduction and conclusion (336 kb PowerPoint)
- Tribal Renewable Energy Project Development and Financing Essentials (1.8 MB PowerPoint)
- FAQ (107 kb Portable Document Format)
Feb. 26 — Strategic Energy Planning
- Audio file (82 MB Windows Media Video) Requires G2M4 codec
- Introduction and contact information (324 kb PowerPoint)
- Strategic Energy Planning Overview (11 MB PowerPoint)
- Case Study (36.5 MB PowerPoint)
- FAQ (179 kb Portable Document Format)
Jan. 29, 2014 — Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Market Update
- Audio file (89 MB Windows Media Video)
- Solar Market Update Q3 (5 MB PowerPoint)
- Foundational Courses: Renewable Energy Technologies – Wind (6 MB PowerPoint)
- Foundational Courses: Renewable Energy Technologies – Hydro (9 MB PowerPoint)
- Community-scale Biomass (4 MB PowerPoint)
- Geothermal Market Updates (22 MB PowerPoint)
- Market Updates for Energy Efficiency (4 MB PowerPoint)
- FAQ (225 kb Portable Document Format)
Feb. 6, 2013 — Regulatory Considerations for Developing Generation Projects on Federal Lands
- PowerPoint presentation (1.2 MB PowerPoint) Requires G2M4 codec
2013 TRIBAL RENEWABLE ENERGY PROGRAM WEBINAR SERIES
Nov. 27, 2013 — Resources Available for Tribal Energy Project Development
- Audio file (88 MB Windows Media Video) Requires G2M4 codec
- Introduction to the American Council on Renewable Energy (3.5 MB PowerPoint)
- Energy Efficiency and Smart Grid Technology (2.5 MB PowerPoint)
- Additional Resources and Information Available for Tribes (4.1 MB PowerPoint)
Oct. 30 — Renewable Energy Case Studies: Tribal and Developer Perspectives
- Audio file (74 MB Windows Media Video)
- PowerPoint presentation (372 kb PowerPoint)
- Chaninik Wind Group: Wind Heat Smart Grids (33 MB PowerPoint)
Sept. 25 — Tribal and Utility Partnership Opportunities
- Audio file (83 MB Windows Media Video)
- Renewable Energy Technologies and Distributed Generation (9 MB PowerPoint)
- Tribal & Utility Partnership Opportunities – with Palo Alto (4.7 MB PowerPoint)
- Distributed Wind – Tribal Opportunities for Self-Generation (9 MB PowerPoint)
Sept. 4 — Renewable Energy Market Expectations and Trends
- PowerPoint Presentation (16 MB PowerPoint)
July 31 — Conducting Transmission Feasibility and System Impact Studies Webinar
- PowerPoint presentation (2.59 MB PowerPoint)
- Audio file (38 MB Windows Media Video)
June 26 — Renewable Project Leasing on Tribal Lands
- PowerPoint presentation (3 MB PowerPoint)
- Audio file (36 MB Windows Media Video)
May 29 — Regional Transmission Planning
- PowerPoint Presentation I (4.6 MB PowerPoint) – WAPA Rocky Mountain and Upper Great Plains regional planning
- PowerPoint Presentation II (964 kb PowerPoint) – Planning in WestConnect and Order 1000 Status
April 24 — How Power Marketing Administrations Market Power and Work with Tribes — Updated presentations!
- PowerPoint Presentation (14 MB PowerPoint)
- Audio file (45.6 MB Windows Media Video)
March 27 — Understanding the Grid
- PowerPoint Presentation (238 kb PowerPoint)
- Audio file (65 MB Windows Media Video)
Feb. 27— Renewable Energy Potential on Tribal Lands
- PowerPoint Presentation (5 MB PowerPoint)
- Audio file (38 MB Windows Media Video)
Jan. 30 — Strategic Technical Assistance Response Team (START) and Online Education Program Update
- PowerPoint presentation (49 MB PowerPoint)
- Audio file (86.6 MB Windows Media Video)
March 14, 2012 — WAPA 2012 Renewable Energy Certificate Solicitation (74 Mb Windows Media Video) Requires G2M4 codec
2011-2012 GEOTHERMAL WEBINAR SERIES
Feb. 15, 2012 — Geothermal Exploration Technologies – How and where are they being used in the U.S.
- PowerPoint presentation (14 MB PowerPoint)
- Audio file (68 MB Windows Media Video)
Dec. 14, 2011 — Geothermal Power Plant Operation and Maintenance
Nov. 16, 2011 — Exploration and Geothermal Power Development
2011-12 TRIBAL RENEWABLE ENERGY PROGRAM WEBINAR SERIES
May 30 — Today’s Energy Supply — Yesterday’s Grid” now online
- audio recording (85.5 MB Windows Media Video) Requires G2M4 codec
May 23 – Regulatory Considerations for Developing Distributed Generation Projects
- Audio recording (103 MB Windows Media Video)
- PowerPoint presentation (450 kb PowerPoint)
March 28 – Understanding the Transmission Service Request and Interconnection Queue Process
- Audio recording (42 MB Windows Media Video) Requires G2M4 codec
- PowerPoint presentation (640 kb PowerPoint)
- Transmission/Interconnection Flow Chart (35 kb Portable Document Format)
Feb. 28 – Unwinding Transmission Policy
- Audio recording (109 MB Windows Media Video) Requires G2M4 codec
- PowerPoint presentation (2.3 MB PowerPoint)
Jan. 25 – Overview of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Green Power Program (5 MB PowerPoint)
Aug. 17 – Challenges and Opportunities with Tribal Renewable Energy Development
- Energy Development Challenges and Opportunities with Tribes (1 MB Portable Document Format)
- Considerations for Both Successful RFP Responses and for the Negotiation and Delivery of Renewable Energy Projects (152 kb Portable Document Format)
- Transmission Access and Other Items to Consider in Responding to Utility RFPs (1 MB Portable Document Format)
- Strategies to Address Challenges to Tribal Renewable Energy Project Development (230 kb Portable Document Format)
- FAQ (34 kb Portable Document Format)
Nov. 17, 2011 — Colorado’s Renewable Energy Development Team (39.5 Mb Windows Media Video) Requires G2M4 codec
2010 IREC FALL WEBINAR SERIES
- Dec. 2 – Workforce Development
- Nov. 2 – Fire Codes
- Sept. 21 – Community solar
- July 20 – State Solar Policy and Market Trends
MORE WEBINARS
- Renewable Energy Online Learning – DOE Office of Indian Energy Policy and Program
- International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives webinar presentations
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory Integrated Energy Solutions
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