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THE SHAKOPEE MDEWAKANTON SIOUX COMMUNITY (SMSC) SEEKS FUNDING TO DETERMINE VIABLE LOCATIONS AND DEFINE POTENTIAL TARGETS TO SUPPORT ITS GOAL OF IMPLEMENTING A COMMUNITY SOLAR AND OR WIND FARM DESIGNED TO SERVE TRIBAL RESIDENTIAL HOMES AND TRIBAL BUILDINGS. SMSC IS A FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED, SOVEREIGN NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENT CONSISTING OF APPROXIMATELY 350 MEMBERS. SMSC IS A COMMUNITY OF DAKOTA PEOPLE OF THE GREAT SIOUX NATION WHOSE ANCESTORS HAVE LIVED IN THE REGION NEAR SHAKOPEE, MINNESOTA FOR CENTURIES. SMSC CURRENTLY OWNS AND OPERATES A DIVERSE COLLECTION OF 24 TOTAL ENTERPRISES ON ITS 9.56 SQUARE MILES (6,119 ACRES) OF COMBINED RESERVATION AND OFF-RESERVATION TRUST LAND IN SCOTTS COUNTY, MINNESOTA.AS PART OF THE SMSC COMMUNITY SOLAR AND WIND FEASIBILITY STUDY AND LAND ASSESSMENT PROJECT, SMSC WILL CARRY OUT A FEASIBILITY STUDY TO ASSESS THE POTENTIAL FOR DEPLOYING COMMUNITY-SCALE SOLAR AND OR WIND ENERGY SYSTEMS ON TRIBAL LAND. THE STUDY WILL FOCUS ON IDENTIFYING AND EVALUATING SITES SUITABLE FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS UNDER 5 MW IN SIZE. SMSC WILL PRIORITIZE LOCATIONS THAT COULD SERVE TRIBAL RESIDENTIAL HOMES AND OR TRIBAL GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS. THIS EFFORT WILL BUILD UPON PRIOR WORK COMPLETED THROUGH THE ONGOING 2024 EMDP UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR AND STORAGE FEASIBILITY STUDY WHICH FOCUSED ON LARGER SCALE SOLAR SYSTEMS GREATER THAN 5 MW.THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS SMSCS LONG-TERM GOAL TO ACHIEVE CARBON NEUTRALITY BY 2035 TO FOSTER LONG-TERM COMMUNITY SUSTAINABILITY AND PROTECT AND PRESERVE TRIBAL LANDS FOR THE NEXT SEVEN GENERATIONS. AS PART OF THIS LONG-TERM GOAL, SMSC INTENDS TO INSTALL 16.1MW OF RENEWABLE ENERGY BY 2035. THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS SMSCS LONG-TERM GOALS BECAUSE IT AIMS TO ESTABLISH A SOLAR AND OR WIND FARM DESIGNED TO DECARBONIZE THE COMMUNITY AND INCREASE SMSCS RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION.TO MEET SMSCS LONG-TERM AND PROJECT GOALS, THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL MEET THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES:1.OBJECTIVE 1: TO ASSESS AND IDENTIFY SUITABLE LAND PARCELS AND SURROUNDING INFRASTRUCTURE ON SMSC TRIBAL LAND THAT HAVE CAPACITY FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT.2.OBJECTIVE 2: TO EVALUATE SOLAR AND WIND RESOURCE POTENTIAL AT EACH IDENTIFIED LOCATION, WHILE ALSO ASSESSING KEY SITE CHARACTERISTICS SUCH AS SLOPE, SHADING, AND FLOOD RISK.3.OBJECTIVE 3: TO COMPLETE A PRELIMINARY SYSTEM DESIGN FOR THE MOST SUITABLE SITE AND RESOURCE TYPE(S), INCLUDING ESTIMATING ANNUAL ENERGY GENERATION AND INCORPORATING THOSE OUTPUTS INTO A FINANCIAL MODEL TO ASSESS PROJECT VIABILITY.4.OBJECTIVE 4: TO DRAFT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) AND AN EVALUATION FRAMEWORK TO SUPPORT THE SELECTION OF AN ENGINEERING, PROCUREMENT, AND CONSTRUCTION (EPC) CONTRACTOR.BY THE END OF THE PROJECT, SMSC WILL HAVE A FEASIBILITY STUDY THAT INCLUDES ACTIONABLE RECOMMENDATIONS AND IDENTIFIES AT LEAST ONE SITE FOR SHOVEL-READY DEPLOYMENT.

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