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THE SHAKOPEE MDEWAKANTON SIOUX COMMUNITY THE SMSC IS REQUESTING EMDP GRANT FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF 180000 TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF A COMMUNITYSCALE SOLAR PLUS STORAGE SOLUTION THAT COULD PROVIDE A SECURE RELIABLE AND RESILIENT POWER SUPPLY TO ITS COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND ENTERPRISES IN SCOTT COUNTY MINNESOTA. THE SMSC BELIEVES THAT INVESTING IN ENERGY DEVELOPMENT WILL ENABLE ENERGY SOVEREIGNTY AND SELFDETERMINATION AND FACILITATE A SHORTTERM PATH TO IMPROVING THE ENERGY SERVICES WITHIN THE SMSC COMMUNITY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA.AS PART OF THE SHAKOPEE MDEWAKANTON SIOUX COMMUNITY SOLAR STORAGE FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS THE SMSC WOULD LIKE TO INVESTIGATE IF THE INSTALLATION OF DISTRIBUTED SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC PV SYSTEMS WITH STORAGE COULD POWER TRIBAL AND COMMUNITY LOADS FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD. THIS FEASIBILITY STUDY WILL ANALYZE AND MODEL CURRENT ENERGY LOADS IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOLAR GENERATION TO MEET THE LOADS AND QUANTIFY THE FINANCIAL SAVINGS AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OVER TIME. DEPLOYING A SOLAR ARRAY WITH STORAGE ON THE TRIBAL LAND ALLOWS THE SMSC TO IMPROVE THE COMMUNITYS ENERGY RESILIENCE EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT AND ACHIEVE ENERGY INDEPENDENCE.THE SMSC IS A FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED SOVEREIGN NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENT CONSISTING OF APPROXIMATELY 350 MEMBERS. THE SMSC IS GOVERNED BY A GENERAL COUNCIL INCLUDING ALL ENROLLED MEMBERS OF THE TRIBE AGED 18 AND OLDER AND A BUSINESS COUNCIL CONSISTING OF A CHAIRMAN VICECHAIRMAN AND SECRETARY TREASURER WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR RUNNING THE DAYTODAY OPERATIONS OF THE TRIBE AND FOR IMPLEMENTING THE DECISIONS OF THE GENERAL COUNCIL. THE SMSC IS A COMMUNITY OF DAKOTA PEOPLE OF THE GREAT SIOUX NATION WHOSE ANCESTORS HAVE LIVED IN THE REGION NEAR SHAKOPEE MINNESOTA FOR CENTURIES. THE SMSC CURRENTLY OWNS AND OPERATES A DIVERSE COLLECTION OF 24 TOTAL ENTERPRISES ON ITS 9.56 SQUARE MILES 6119 ACRES OF COMBINED RESERVATION AND OFFRESERVATION TRUST LAND IN SCOTTS COUNTY MINNESOTA. FROM A TRIBAL GARDEN TO TWO MAJOR CASINOS HOTELS AND FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT CENTER THE SMSC IS THE LARGEST EMPLOYER IN SCOTTS COUNTY AND PROVIDES OVER 4100 JOBS TO THE LOCAL ECONOMY. THE SMSC WILL CONDUCT A DETAILED COMMUNITY UTILITYSCALE SOLAR AND STORAGE FEASIBILITY ASSESSMENT AT TWO TRIBALLY DESIGNATED SITES TO DETERMINE THE ECONOMIC VIABILITY REVENUE GENERATION AND FINANCIAL BENEFITS OF THE PROJECT ALONG WITH THE EXPECTED RISKS AND RETURNS. THE FEASIBILITY ASSESSMENT AIMS TO FIND NEW ENERGY GENERATION OPTIONS UPON ITS LAND TO REACH ITS OVERALL LONGTERM GOALS OF CARBON NEUTRALITY BY 2035 ENERGY INDEPENDENCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. TO MEET THESE GOALS THE PROJECT HAS THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES:1. TO EXPLORE THE FEASIBILITY OF COMMUNITYSCALE SOLAR AND STORAGE ON TRIBAL LAND TO UNDERSTAND THE TECHNOECONOMIC FEASIBILITY OF THE PROJECT. 2. TO CREATE A ROADMAP TO DEPLOY FEASIBLE COMMUNITYSCALE SOLAR STORAGE SOLUTIONS ON TRIBAL LAND THAT ACCOUNTS FOR SOCIOECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS AND CONSTRAINTS. 3. TO ACCESS THE CAPITAL FINANCING OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO ACCELERATE PROJECT DEVELOPMENT ENABLING THE TRIBE TO MEET THEIR LONGTERM GOAL OF BEING CARBON NEUTRAL BY 2035.

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